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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

Acting · Born 1982-11-15 · Harlem, New York, New York, USA

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.

Known For

movie 7.0 In Time
In Time
2011
tv 8.0 The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989
movie 7.1 The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys
2016
movie 6.5 TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy
2010
tv 8.6 House
House
2004
tv 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
movie 7.3 The Butler
The Butler
2013
tv 8.4 Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
2014
tv 8.4 Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
2012
movie 6.6 The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right
2010
tv 8.3 Chicago Med
Chicago Med
2015
movie 6.9 Take the Lead
Take the Lead
2006
tv 7.7 The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
movie 6.0 And So It Goes
And So It Goes
2014
movie 6.7 The Messenger
The Messenger
2009
tv 7.2 Unforgettable
Unforgettable
2011
tv 6.4 Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
2006
tv 7.1 Body of Proof
Body of Proof
2011