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.
Movies
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Monique Smith
Bolden
Nora Bolden
Peel
Sarah
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Kendra
The Nice Guys
Tally
Whitney
Whitney Houston
And So It Goes
Kennedy
Mother of George
Sade Bakare
The Butler
Carol Hammie
Big Words
Annie
In Time
Greta
Whole Lotta Sole
Sophie
TRON: Legacy
Siren #3
The Kids Are All Right
Tanya
The Messenger
Monica Washington
Racing for Time
Vanessa
Honeydripper
China Doll
Take the Lead
LaRhette
TV Series
The Lincoln Lawyer
Andrea Freemann
18 Episodes
Our Kind of People
Angela Vaughn
12 Episodes
Chicago Med
April Sexton
122 Episodes
Chicago P.D.
April Sexton
2 Episodes
Chicago Fire
April Sexton
12 Episodes
Unforgettable
Molly McGinty
1 Episode
Body of Proof
Holly Bennett
1 Episode
Mercy
Brooke Sullivan
1 Episode
Army Wives
Specialist Amber Stiles
1 Episode
Ugly Betty
Nico Slater
6 Episodes
House
Anita
2 Episodes
Eve
Ms. Jenkins
1 Episode
America's Next Top Model
Contestant
12 Episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrina
1 Episode
The Simpsons
Princess Kemi (voice)
1 Episode