Yaya DaCosta
ActorBirthday | Nov 15, 1982 (42 years old) |
Place of birth | Harlem, New York, New York, USA |
Gender | Female |
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
TRON: Legacy
6.5
Siren #3
Dec 14, 2010
House
8.6
Anita
Nov 16, 2004
Acting
Participated in 18 movies, 16 TV series