Yaya DaCosta

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

Homepage http://yayadacosta.com
Birth Location Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Born 1982-11-15

Movies

Bolden as Nora Bolden
2019
Peel as Sarah
2019
The Nice Guys as Tally
2016
Whitney as Whitney Houston
2015
And So It Goes as Kennedy
2014
The Butler as Carol Hammie
2013
Big Words as Annie
2013
Mother of George as Sade Bakare
2013
In Time as Greta
2011
Whole Lotta Sole as Sophie
2011
TRON: Legacy as Siren #3
2010
2010
The Messenger as Monica Washington
2009
Racing for Time as Vanessa
2008
Honeydripper as China Doll
2007
Take the Lead as LaRhette
2006
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Yaya DaCosta hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows