Yaya DaCosta
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1982-11-15
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Yaya DaCosta
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.
Also Known For
TRON: Legacy
Dec 14, 2010
Take the Lead
Mar 17, 2006
Racing for Time
Feb 16, 2008
The Kids Are All Right
Jul 09, 2010
In Time
Oct 27, 2011
The Butler
Aug 16, 2013
The Messenger
Nov 13, 2009
Whole Lotta Sole
Apr 21, 2011
Weekends at Bellevue
Mother of George
Aug 26, 2013
Big Words
Jul 12, 2013
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Jan 27, 2018
Whitney
Jan 17, 2015
The Nice Guys
May 15, 2016
And So It Goes
Jul 10, 2014
Honeydripper
Sep 10, 2007
Bolden
May 03, 2019
Peel
Feb 07, 2019
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Apr 12, 2025
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Jul 28, 2021
Our Kind of People
Sep 21, 2021
Eve
Sep 15, 2003
Ugly Betty
Sep 28, 2006
Chicago Med
Nov 17, 2015
Body of Proof
Mar 29, 2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
The Lincoln Lawyer
May 13, 2022
Chicago Fire
Oct 10, 2012
Unforgettable
Sep 20, 2011
America's Next Top Model
May 20, 2003
Mercy
Sep 23, 2009
Army Wives
Jun 03, 2007
House
Nov 16, 2004
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
