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Yaya DaCosta
Actor, ProducerBorn November 15, 1982 (42 years)
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.
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
| 2025 | Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story · as Monique Smith |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer (TV Series) · as Andrea Freemann |
| 2021 | Our Kind of People (TV Series) · as Angela Vaughn |
| 2019 | Peel · as Sarah |
| 2019 | Bolden · as Nora Bolden |
| 2018 | Faith Under Fire · as Kendra |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys · as Tally |
| 2015 | Chicago Med (TV Series) · as April Sexton |
| 2015 | Whitney · as Whitney Houston |
| 2014 | And So It Goes · as Kennedy |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. (TV Series) · as April Sexton |
| 2013 | Mother of George · as Sade Bakare |
| 2013 | The Butler · as Carol Hammie |
| 2013 | Big Words · as Annie |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire (TV Series) · as April Sexton |
| 2012 | Tron: Uprising (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 2012 | Dark Horse · as Amy |
| 2011 | In Time · as Greta |
| 2011 | Unforgettable (TV Series) · as Molly Mcginty |
| 2011 | Stand Off · as Sophie |
| 2011 | Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Holly Bennett |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy · as Siren #3 |
| 2010 | The Kids Are All Right · as Tanya |
| 2009 | The Messenger · as Monica Washington |
| 2009 | Mercy (TV Series) · as Brooke Sullivan |
| 2008 | Racing for Time · as Vanessa |
| 2007 | Honeydripper · as China Doll |
| 2007 | Army Wives (TV Series) · as Specialist Amber Stiles |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Nico Slater |
| 2006 | Take the Lead · as Larhette |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Anita |
| 2003 | Eve (TV Series) · as Ms. Jenkins |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Contestant |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Audrina |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Princess Kemi (voice) |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Cassandra Foster |