Yaya DaCosta
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.
TRON: Legacy
(Siren #3)
Take the Lead
(LaRhette)
Racing for Time
(Vanessa)
The Kids Are All Right
(Tanya)
In Time
(Greta)
The Butler
(Carol Hammie)
The Messenger
(Monica Washington)
Whole Lotta Sole
(Sophie)
Weekends at Bellevue
(Vanessa)
Mother of George
(Sade Bakare)
Big Words
(Annie)
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
(Kendra)
Whitney
(Whitney Houston)
The Nice Guys
(Tally)
And So It Goes
(Kennedy)
Honeydripper
(China Doll)
Bolden
(Nora Bolden)
Peel
(Sarah)
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
(Self)
Our Kind of People
(Angela Vaughn)
Eve
(Ms. Jenkins)
Ugly Betty
(Nico Slater)
Chicago Med
(April Sexton)
Body of Proof
(Holly Bennett)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Audrina)
The Lincoln Lawyer
(Andrea Freemann)
Chicago Fire
(April Sexton)
Unforgettable
(Molly McGinty)
America's Next Top Model
(Contestant)
Mercy
(Brooke Sullivan)
Army Wives
(Specialist Amber Stiles)
House
(Anita)
The Simpsons
(Princess Kemi (voice))
Chicago P.D.
(April Sexton)