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