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Yaya DaCosta Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1982-11-15

Birthplace:
Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Credits:
36 Total Roles

Yaya DaCosta

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story MOVIE Monique Smith
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer TV Andrea Freemann
2021 Our Kind of People TV Angela Vaughn
2021 Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts TV Self
2019 Bolden MOVIE Nora Bolden
2019 Peel MOVIE Sarah
2018 Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story MOVIE Kendra
2016 The Nice Guys MOVIE Tally
2015 Chicago Med TV April Sexton
2015 Whitney MOVIE Whitney Houston

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