Yaya DaCosta
Known For
Acting
Born
1982-11-15 in Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Princess Kemi (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrina
House
as Anita
Chicago Fire
as April Sexton
Chicago P.D.
as April Sexton
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Andrea Freemann
Chicago Med
as April Sexton
Unforgettable
as Molly McGinty
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Contestant
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Top Model in Action
Army Wives
as Specialist Amber Stiles
Body of Proof
as Holly Bennett
Ugly Betty
as Nico Slater
In Time
as Greta
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3
The Nice Guys
as Tally
Eve
as Ms. Jenkins
The Butler
as Carol Hammie
Honeydripper
as China Doll
Bolden
as Nora Bolden