Yaya DaCosta
Yaya DaCosta
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Yaya DaCosta

Actor 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 C...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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In Time

In Time

2011 · Greta

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 · Princess Kemi (voice)

The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys

2016 · Tally

TRON: Legacy

TRON: Legacy

2010 · Siren #3

House

House

2004 · Anita

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Audrina

The Butler

The Butler

2013 · Carol Hammie

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

2014 · April Sexton

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

2012 · April Sexton

The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right

2010 · Tanya

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

2015 · April Sexton

Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006 · LaRhette

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

2022 · Andrea Freemann

The Messenger

The Messenger

2009 · Monica Washington

And So It Goes

And So It Goes

2014 · Kennedy

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

2011 · Molly McGinty

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

2006 · Nico Slater

Body of Proof

Body of Proof

2011 · Holly Bennett

America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

2003 · Self - Contestant