Known for
Acting
Credits
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Gender
Woman
Birthday
Nov 15, 1982 (41)
Place of birth
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Also known as
Yaya Alafia
Camara DaCosta Johnson
Yaya DaCosta
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Weekends at Bellevue | Vanessa |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Andrea Freemann |
| 2021 | Our Kind of People | Angela Vaughn |
| 2021 | Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts | Self |
| 2019 | Peel | Sarah |
| 2019 | Bolden | Nora Bolden |
| 2018 | Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story | Kendra |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | Tally |
| 2015 | Chicago Med | April Sexton |
| 2015 | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | April Sexton |
| 2014 | And So It Goes | Kennedy |
| 2013 | The Butler | Carol Hammie |
| 2013 | Mother of George | Sade Bakare |
| 2013 | Big Words | Annie |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | April Sexton |
| 2011 | In Time | Greta |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Molly McGinty |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Holly Bennett |
| 2011 | Whole Lotta Sole | Sophie |
| 2010 | TRON: Legacy | Siren #3 |
| 2010 | The Kids Are All Right | Tanya |
| 2009 | The Messenger | Monica Washington |
| 2009 | Mercy | Brooke Sullivan |
| 2008 | Racing for Time | Vanessa |
| 2007 | Army Wives | Specialist Amber Stiles |
| 2007 | Honeydripper | China Doll |
| 2006 | Take the Lead | LaRhette |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Nico Slater |
| 2004 | House | Anita |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model | Contestant |
| 2003 | Eve | Ms. Jenkins |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Audrina |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Princess Kemi (voice) |