
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.
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Acting History
2025
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story as Monique Smith
2022The Lincoln Lawyer as Andrea Freemann
2021Our Kind of People as Angela Vaughn
2021Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts as Self
2019Bolden as Nora Bolden
2019Peel as Sarah
2018Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story as Kendra
2016The Nice Guys as Tally
2015Chicago Med as April Sexton
2015Whitney as Whitney Houston
2014And So It Goes as Kennedy
2014Chicago P.D. as April Sexton
2013Mother of George as Sade Bakare
2013The Butler as Carol Hammie
2013Big Words as Annie
2012Chicago Fire as April Sexton
2011In Time as Greta
2011Unforgettable as Molly McGinty
2011Whole Lotta Sole as Sophie
2011Body of Proof as Holly Bennett
2010TRON: Legacy as Siren #3
2010The Kids Are All Right as Tanya
2009The Messenger as Monica Washington
2009Mercy as Brooke Sullivan
2008Racing for Time as Vanessa
2007Honeydripper as China Doll
2007Army Wives as Specialist Amber Stiles
2006Ugly Betty as Nico Slater
2006Take the Lead as LaRhette
2004House as Anita
2003Eve as Ms. Jenkins
2003America's Next Top Model as Contestant
2003America's Next Top Model as Self - Top Model in Action
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Audrina
1989The Simpsons as Princess Kemi (voice)









