Yaya DaCosta
Date of birth: 1982-11-15
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Yaya Alafia, Camara DaCosta Johnson, Yaya DaCosta, یایا داکوستا
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.
Movie Credits
TRON: Legacy
2010-12-14
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and
Take the Lead
2006-03-17
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, whi
Racing for Time
2008-02-16
Cleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses th
The Kids Are All Right
2010-07-09
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination.
In Time
2011-10-27
In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time h
The Butler
2013-08-16
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white f
The Messenger
2009-11-13
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army
Whole Lotta Sole
2011-04-21
In a misguided attempt to protect his family and pay back gambling debts to the local Mobster, Jimbo
Mother of George
2013-08-26
A Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies c
Big Words
2013-07-12
Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30s, struggle with regret, disappointme
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018-01-27
On the day that Antoinette Tuff considered suicide, she realized that all of her challenges had prep
Whitney
2015-01-17
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
The Nice Guys
2016-05-15
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncov
And So It Goes
2014-07-10
Nobody likes self-centered realtor Oren Little, and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean t
Honeydripper
2007-09-10
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and again
Bolden
2019-05-03
A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
Peel
2019-02-07
After his father takes his two brothers and high tails it, Peel is forced to grow up in a state of a
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025-04-12
Monique Smith endures years of horrific abuse at the hands of her family, only to learn that she isn