Yaya DaCosta
Born
15 November 1982 (43)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Also known as
Yaya Alafia, Camara DaCosta Johnson
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 N...
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.
Filmography (19)
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025
Bolden
2019
Peel
2019
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018
The Nice Guys
2016
Whitney
2015
And So It Goes
2014
Mother of George
2013
The Butler
2013
Big Words
2013
In Time
2011
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
Weekends at Bellevue
2011
TRON: Legacy
2010
The Kids Are All Right
2010
The Messenger
2009
Racing for Time
2008
Honeydripper
2007
Take the Lead
2006