Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
15 Nov, 1982 (42 years old)

Yaya DaCosta

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

The Lincoln Lawyer
2022

The Lincoln Lawyer

Drama TV Show
Our Kind of People
2021

Our Kind of People

Drama TV Show
TRON: Legacy
125 min 2010

TRON: Legacy

Adventure Movie
Honeydripper
124 min 2007

Honeydripper

Drama Movie
Take the Lead
108 min 2006

Take the Lead

Drama Movie