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Yaya DaCosta
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Yaya DaCosta

November 15, 1982 (age 43)
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Female
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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…

Movies

19 credits
In Time Movie
★ 7.0
Action, Science Fiction
2011 Action, Science Fiction
TRON: Legacy
★ 6.5
+
TRON: Legacy
2010 as Siren #3
The Nice Guys
★ 7.1
+
The Nice Guys
2016 as Tally
The Butler
★ 7.3
+
The Butler
2013 as Carol Hammie
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
★ 8.4
+
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018 as Kendra
The Kids Are All Right
★ 6.6
+
The Kids Are All Right
2010 as Tanya
The Messenger
★ 6.8
+
The Messenger
2009 as Monica Washington
Bolden
★ 4.2
+
Bolden
2019 as Nora Bolden
Honeydripper
★ 5.9
+
Honeydripper
2007 as China Doll
Whitney
★ 5.7
+
Whitney
2015 as Whitney Houston
Take the Lead
★ 6.9
+
Take the Lead
2006 as LaRhette
Big Words
★ 5.0
+
Big Words
2013 as Annie
And So It Goes
★ 6.0
+
And So It Goes
2014 as Kennedy
Mother of George
★ 5.3
+
Mother of George
2013 as Sade Bakare
Peel
★ 6.4
+
Peel
2019 as Sarah
Whole Lotta Sole
★ 5.4
+
Whole Lotta Sole
2011 as Sophie
Racing for Time
★ 5.8
+
Racing for Time
2008 as Vanessa
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
★ 8.0
+
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025 as Monique Smith
Weekends at Bellevue
+
Weekends at Bellevue
2011 as Vanessa

TV Shows

17 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
The Simpsons TV
★ 8.0
Animation, Comedy
1989 Animation, Comedy
House TV
★ 8.6
Drama
2004 Drama
Chicago Fire TV
★ 8.4
Drama
2012 Drama
Chicago P.D. TV
★ 8.4
Crime, Drama
2014 Crime, Drama
Chicago Med TV
★ 8.3
Drama
2015 Drama
The Lincoln Lawyer TV
★ 7.7
Crime, Drama
2022 Crime, Drama
Unforgettable TV
★ 7.2
Crime, Drama
2011 Crime, Drama
America’s Next Top Model TV
★ 5.3
Reality
America’s Next Top Model TV
★ 5.3
Reality
Army Wives TV
★ 7.5
Drama
2007 Drama
Ugly Betty TV
+
Ugly Betty
2006 as Nico Slater
Body of Proof TV
+
Body of Proof
2011 as Holly Bennett
Eve TV
+
Eve
2003 as Ms. Jenkins
Mercy TV
+
Mercy
2009 as Brooke Sullivan
Our Kind of People TV
+
Our Kind of People
2021 as Angela Vaughn
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts TV
+
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021 as Self