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 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.
movieNot My Family: The Monique Smith Story
as Monique Smith · 2025 · 8.5
tvThe Lincoln Lawyer
as Andrea Freemann · 2022 · 7.7
tvOur Kind of People
as Angela Vaughn · 2021 · 7.8
tvTurning the Tables with Robin Roberts
as Self · 2021 · 3.2
movieBolden
as Nora Bolden · 2019 · 4.2
moviePeel
as Sarah · 2019 · 6.4
movieFaith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
as Kendra · 2018 · 8.4
movieThe Nice Guys
as Tally · 2016 · 7.1
tvChicago Med
as April Sexton · 2015 · 8.3
movieWhitney
as Whitney Houston · 2015 · 5.7
movieAnd So It Goes
as Kennedy · 2014 · 6.0
tvChicago P.D.
as April Sexton · 2014 · 8.4
movieMother of George
as Sade Bakare · 2013 · 5.3
movieThe Butler
as Carol Hammie · 2013 · 7.3
movieBig Words
as Annie · 2013 · 5.0
tvChicago Fire
as April Sexton · 2012 · 8.4
movieIn Time
as Greta · 2011 · 7.0
tvUnforgettable
as Molly McGinty · 2011 · 7.2
movieWhole Lotta Sole
as Sophie · 2011 · 5.4
tvBody of Proof
as Holly Bennett · 2011 · 7.1
movieWeekends at Bellevue
as Vanessa · 2011 · 0.0
movieTRON: Legacy
as Siren #3 · 2010 · 6.5
movieThe Kids Are All Right
as Tanya · 2010 · 6.6
movieThe Messenger
as Monica Washington · 2009 · 6.8