
Yaya DaCosta
Born
1982-11-15
Place of birth
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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 T...
Known for

In Time
Greta

The Simpsons
Princess Kemi (voice)

The Nice Guys
Tally

TRON: Legacy
Siren #3

House
Anita

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrina

The Butler
Carol Hammie

Chicago P.D.
April Sexton

Chicago Fire
April Sexton

The Kids Are All Right
Tanya

Chicago Med
April Sexton

Take the Lead
LaRhette

And So It Goes
Kennedy

The Messenger
Monica Washington

The Lincoln Lawyer
Andrea Freemann