Yaya DaCosta
Acting
Born: Nov 15, 1982
From: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story | Monique Smith | 2025 | 8.5 |
| The Lincoln Lawyer TV | Andrea Freemann | 2022 | 7.69 |
| Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts TV | Self | 2021 | 3.2 |
| Our Kind of People TV | Angela Vaughn | 2021 | 7.7 |
| Bolden | Nora Bolden | 2019 | 4.2 |
| Peel | Sarah | 2019 | 6.438 |
| Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story | Kendra | 2018 | 8.4 |
| The Nice Guys | Tally | 2016 | 7.128 |
| Whitney | Whitney Houston | 2015 | 5.7 |
| Chicago Med TV | April Sexton | 2015 | 8.275 |
| And So It Goes | Kennedy | 2014 | 6.038 |
| The Butler | Carol Hammie | 2013 | 7.328 |
| Mother of George | Sade Bakare | 2013 | 5.3 |
| Big Words | Annie | 2013 | 5.0 |
| Chicago Fire TV | April Sexton | 2012 | 8.391 |
| In Time | Greta | 2011 | 6.969 |
| Whole Lotta Sole | Sophie | 2011 | 5.36 |
| Weekends at Bellevue | Vanessa | 2011 | — |
| Body of Proof TV | Holly Bennett | 2011 | 7.1 |
| Unforgettable TV | Molly McGinty | 2011 | 7.241 |
| TRON: Legacy | Siren #3 | 2010 | 6.54 |
| The Kids Are All Right | Tanya | 2010 | 6.607 |
| The Messenger | Monica Washington | 2009 | 6.763 |
| Racing for Time | Vanessa | 2008 | 5.8 |
| Honeydripper | China Doll | 2007 | 5.9 |
| Take the Lead | LaRhette | 2006 | 6.864 |
| Ugly Betty TV | Nico Slater | 2006 | 6.4 |
| Eve TV | Ms. Jenkins | 2003 | 8.529 |
| America's Next Top Model TV | Self - Contestant | 2003 | 5.336 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Audrina | 1999 | 7.937 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1982 |
| From | Harlem, New York, … |