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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

Acting 1982-11-15 Harlem, New York, New York, USA

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 N…

Known For

In Time
MOV ⭐ 7.0
In Time 2011
TRON: Legacy
MOV ⭐ 6.5
TRON: Legacy 2010
The Nice Guys
MOV ⭐ 7.1
The Nice Guys 2016
The Butler
MOV ⭐ 7.3
The Butler 2013
Take the Lead
MOV ⭐ 6.9
Take the Lead 2006
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
TV ⭐ 3.2
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts 2021
And So It Goes
MOV ⭐ 6.0
And So It Goes 2014
The Kids Are All Right
MOV ⭐ 6.6
The Kids Are All Right 2010
The Messenger
MOV ⭐ 6.7
The Messenger 2009
Bolden
MOV ⭐ 4.1
Bolden 2019
Honeydripper
MOV ⭐ 5.9
Honeydripper 2007
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story 2025
Whole Lotta Sole
MOV ⭐ 5.4
Whole Lotta Sole 2011
Whitney
MOV ⭐ 5.7
Whitney 2015
Peel
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Peel 2019
Big Words
MOV ⭐ 5.0
Big Words 2013
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
MOV ⭐ 8.4
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story 2018
Weekends at Bellevue
MOV
Weekends at Bellevue 2011
Mother of George
MOV ⭐ 5.3
Mother of George 2013
Racing for Time
MOV ⭐ 5.8
Racing for Time 2008