Person · Actor

Yaya DaCosta

Born

November 15, 1982

From

Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Also:
Actress
Producer

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Decades active

In short · Acting since 1989, 5 decades active, 24 credits.

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Biography

Camara DaCosta Johnson, professionally known as Yaya Alafia (formerly Yaya DaCosta), is an American actress and model. She is best known for her 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 later starred as Cassandra in ABC's daytime soap *All My Children*, as Nico Slater in ABC's comedy-drama *Ugly Betty*, and again as April Sexton on *Chicago Med*. She has 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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