Yaya DaCosta
Acting
Biography
Camara DaCosta Johnson, professionally known as Yaya Alafia (formerly Yaya DaCosta), is an American actress and model. She's best known for her starring role as April Sexton on NBC's Chicago Med, as Andrea Vaughn in Our Kind of People, and as Whitney Houston in the TV movie Whitney. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. She eventually went to star as Cassandra in ABC's daytime soap All My Children, as Nico Slater in ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty, and as April Sexton on NBC's medical drama Chicago Med. She's also appeared in films including The Kids Are All Right, In Time, The Messenger, The Butler, And So It Goes, and The Nice Guys.
Born: November 15, 1982
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Monique Smith
as Andrea Freemann
as Angela Vaughn
as Nora Bolden
as Sarah
as Tally
as April Sexton
as Whitney Houston
as Kennedy
as April Sexton
as Sade Bakare
as Carol Hammie
as Annie
as April Sexton
as Greta
as Molly McGinty
as Sophie
as Holly Bennett
as Siren #3
as Tanya
as Monica Washington
as Brooke Sullivan
as Vanessa
as China Doll
as Specialist Amber Stiles
as Nico Slater
as LaRhette
as Anita
as Ms. Jenkins
as Contestant
as Self - Top Model in Action
as Audrina
as Princess Kemi (voice)