Acting
Yaya DaCosta
Born Nov 15, 1982 · 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.
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Acting
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025
Drama · TV Movie
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
Drama · Crime
Our Kind of People
2021
Drama
Bolden
2019
Drama · Music
Peel
2019
Drama · Comedy
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018
Drama · TV Movie
The Nice Guys
2016
Comedy · Crime · Action
Chicago Med
2015
Drama
Whitney
2015
Romance · Drama · Music
And So It Goes
2014
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Chicago P.D.
2014
Crime · Drama
Mother of George
2013
Drama
The Butler
2013
Drama
Big Words
2013
Comedy
Chicago Fire
2012
Drama
In Time
2011
Action · Thriller · Science Fiction
Unforgettable
2011
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
Comedy · Drama
Body of Proof
2011
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Weekends at Bellevue
2011
Drama
TRON: Legacy
2010
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
The Kids Are All Right
2010
Comedy · Drama
The Messenger
2009
Drama · Romance · War
Mercy
2009
Drama
Racing for Time
2008
Drama · TV Movie
Honeydripper
2007
Drama · Music
Army Wives
2007
Drama
Ugly Betty
2006
Comedy · Drama
Take the Lead
2006
Drama · Music
House
2004
Drama
Eve
2003
Comedy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy