Actor
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.
Notable work
7In Time (2011)
as Greta
8The Simpsons (1989)
as Princess Kemi (voice)
6.5TRON: Legacy (2010)
as Siren #3
8.6House (2004)
as Anita
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Audrina
7.3The Butler (2013)
as Carol Hammie
8.4Chicago P.D. (2014)
as April Sexton
8.4Chicago Fire (2012)
as April Sexton
6.6The Kids Are All Right (2010)
as Tanya
8.3Chicago Med (2015)
as April Sexton
6.9Take the Lead (2006)
as LaRhette
7.7The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
as Andrea Freemann
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