Yaya DaCosta
Age: N/A | From: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Yaya Alafia , Camara DaCosta Johnson , Yaya DaCosta , یایا داکوستا
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Homepage: http://yayadacosta.com
Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Audrina
America's Next Top Model
(2003) Contestant
Army Wives
(2007) Specialist Amber Stiles
Chicago P.D.
(2014) April Sexton
Chicago Fire
(2012) April Sexton
Chicago Med
(2015) April Sexton
The Lincoln Lawyer
(2022) Andrea Freemann
Unforgettable
(2011) Molly McGintyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April Sexton | |
| 2022 | Andrea Freemann | |
| 2021 | Angela Vaughn | |
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Nora Bolden | |
| Sarah | ||
| 2018 | Kendra | |
| 2016 | Tally | |
| 2015 | April Sexton | |
| Whitney Houston | ||
| 2014 | Kennedy | |
| April Sexton | ||
| 2013 | Sade Bakare | |
| Carol Hammie | ||
| Annie | ||
| 2012 | April Sexton | |
| 2011 | Greta | |
| Molly McGinty | ||
| Sophie | ||
| Holly Bennett | ||
| 2010 | Siren #3 | |
| Tanya | ||
| 2009 | Monica Washington | |
| Brooke Sullivan | ||
| 2008 | Vanessa | |
| 2007 | China Doll | |
| Specialist Amber Stiles | ||
| 2006 | Nico Slater | |
| LaRhette | ||
| 2004 | Anita | |
| 2003 | Ms. Jenkins | |
| Contestant | ||
| 1999 | Audrina | |
| 1989 | Princess Kemi (voice) | |
| Vanessa | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
