Yaya DaCosta
Born November 15, 1982 (Age: 43)
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Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Nice Guys
2016
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as Tally
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Age: 33
And So It Goes
2014
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as Kennedy
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Age: 31
The Butler
2013
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as Carol Hammie
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Age: 30
In Time
2011
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as Greta
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Age: 28
Weekends at Bellevue
2011
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as Vanessa
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Age: 28
TRON: Legacy
2010
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as Siren #3
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Age: 28
The Kids Are All Right
2010
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as Tanya
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Age: 27
The Messenger
2009
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as Monica Washington
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Age: 26
Take the Lead
2006
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as LaRhette
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Age: 23