Yaya DaCosta
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Nice Guys
as Tally 2016
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3 2010
The Butler
as Carol Hammie 2013
The Kids Are All Right
as Tanya 2010
Take the Lead
as LaRhette 2006
And So It Goes
as Kennedy 2014
The Messenger
as Monica Washington 2009
Whitney
as Whitney Houston 2015
Whole Lotta Sole
as Sophie 2011
Peel
as Sarah 2019
Honeydripper
as China Doll 2007
Mother of George
as Sade Bakare 2013
Bolden
as Nora Bolden 2019
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
as Kendra 2018
Racing for Time
as Vanessa 2008
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
as Monique Smith 2025