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Yaya DaCosta

Born
November 15, 1982
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
The Nice Guys
(2016)
Tally
In Time
(2011)
Greta
TRON: Legacy
(2010)
Siren #3
The Butler
(2013)
Carol Hammie
The Messenger
(2009)
Monica Washington
Take the Lead
(2006)
LaRhette
The Kids Are All Right
(2010)
Tanya
And So It Goes
(2014)
Kennedy
Whitney
(2015)
Whitney Houston
Honeydripper
(2007)
China Doll
Bolden
(2019)
Nora Bolden
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