Yaya DaCosta
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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 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.
Known for
Credits
TRON: Legacy (2010)
as Siren #3
In Time (2011)
as Greta
The Nice Guys (2016)
as Tally
Take the Lead (2006)
as LaRhette
The Butler (2013)
as Carol Hammie
The Messenger (2009)
as Monica Washington
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
as Tanya
And So It Goes (2014)
as Kennedy
Bolden (2019)
as Nora Bolden
Honeydripper (2007)
as China Doll
Peel (2019)
as Sarah
Big Words (2013)
as Annie
Whitney (2015)
as Whitney Houston
Whole Lotta Sole (2011)
as Sophie
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story (2025)
as Monique Smith
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story (2018)
as Kendra
Racing for Time (2008)
as Vanessa
Mother of George (2013)
as Sade Bakare
Weekends at Bellevue (2011)
as Vanessa