Yaya DaCosta
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 15, 1982
- Birthplace
- 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 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
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story 2025
as Monique Smith
Bolden 2019
as Nora Bolden
Peel 2019
as Sarah
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story 2018
as Kendra
The Nice Guys 2016
as Tally
Whitney 2015
as Whitney Houston
And So It Goes 2014
as Kennedy
Mother of George 2013
as Sade Bakare
The Butler 2013
as Carol Hammie
Big Words 2013
as Annie
In Time 2011
as Greta
Whole Lotta Sole 2011
as Sophie
Weekends at Bellevue 2011
as Vanessa
TRON: Legacy 2010
as Siren #3
The Kids Are All Right 2010
as Tanya
The Messenger 2009
as Monica Washington
Racing for Time 2008
as Vanessa
Honeydripper 2007
as China Doll
Take the Lead 2006
as LaRhette
Credits from TMDB.