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.
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
tvChicago Med
as April Sexton · 2015 · 8.3
tvChicago P.D.
as April Sexton · 2014 · 8.4
tvChicago Fire
as April Sexton · 2012 · 8.4
tvUnforgettable
as Molly McGinty · 2011 · 7.2
tvBody of Proof
as Holly Bennett · 2011 · 7.1
tvMercy
as Brooke Sullivan · 2009 · 5.8
tvArmy Wives
as Specialist Amber Stiles · 2007 · 7.5
tvUgly Betty
as Nico Slater · 2006 · 6.4
tvHouse
as Anita · 2004 · 8.6
tvEve
as Ms. Jenkins · 2003 · 8.5
tvAmerica's Next Top Model
as Self - Contestant · 2003 · 5.4
tvAmerica's Next Top Model
as Self - Top Model in Action · 2003 · 5.4
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrina · 1999 · 7.9
tvThe Simpsons
as Princess Kemi (voice) · 1989 · 8.0