Yaya DaCosta

November 15, 1982 — 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.

Movie

In Time

2011

Movie

The Nice Guys

2016

Movie

TRON: Legacy

2010

TV Show

Chicago Fire

2012

Movie

The Kids Are All Right

2010

TV Show

Chicago Med

2015

Movie

Take the Lead

2006

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The Messenger

2009