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Yaya DaCosta

b. 1982 · 20 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. In Time2011as Greta
  2. The Simpsons1989as Princess Kemi (voice)
  3. The Nice Guys2016as Tally
  4. TRON: Legacy2010as Siren #3
  5. House2004as Anita
  6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999as Audrina
  7. The Butler2013as Carol Hammie
  8. Chicago P.D.2014as April Sexton
  9. Chicago Fire2012as April Sexton
  10. The Kids Are All Right2010as Tanya
  11. Chicago Med2015as April Sexton
  12. Take the Lead2006as LaRhette
  13. The Lincoln Lawyer2022as Andrea Freemann
  14. And So It Goes2014as Kennedy
  15. The Messenger2009as Monica Washington
  16. Unforgettable2011as Molly McGinty
  17. Ugly Betty2006as Nico Slater
  18. Body of Proof2011as Holly Bennett
  19. America's Next Top Model2003as Self - Contestant
  20. Whitney2015as Whitney Houston