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Yaya DaCosta
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Yaya DaCosta

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1982Born, Harlem
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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

In TimeGreta
The SimpsonsPrincess Kemi (voice)
The Nice GuysTally
TRON: LegacySiren #3
HouseAnita

Filmography

AllMoviesShows
2025Not My Family: The Monique Smith StoryMonique SmithMovie
2022The Lincoln LawyerAndrea Freemann · 18 episodesShow
2021Our Kind of PeopleAngela Vaughn · 12 episodesShow
2019BoldenNora BoldenMovie
2019PeelSarahMovie
2018Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff StoryKendraMovie
2016The Nice GuysTallyMovie
2015WhitneyWhitney HoustonMovie
2014And So It GoesKennedyMovie
2013Mother of GeorgeSade BakareMovie
2013The ButlerCarol HammieMovie
2013Big WordsAnnieMovie
2011In TimeGretaMovie
2011UnforgettableMolly McGinty · 1 episodeShow
2011Whole Lotta SoleSophieMovie
2011Body of ProofHolly Bennett · 1 episodeShow
2011Weekends at BellevueVanessaMovie
2010TRON: LegacySiren #3Movie
2010The Kids Are All RightTanyaMovie
2009The MessengerMonica WashingtonMovie
2009MercyBrooke Sullivan · 1 episodeShow
2008Racing for TimeVanessaMovie
2007HoneydripperChina DollMovie
2007Army WivesSpecialist Amber Stiles · 1 episodeShow
2006Ugly BettyNico Slater · 6 episodesShow
2006Take the LeadLaRhetteMovie
2003EveMs. Jenkins · 1 episodeShow

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