Yaya DaCosta
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3
2010
Take the Lead
as LaRhette
2006
Racing for Time
as Vanessa
2008
The Kids Are All Right
as Tanya
2010
In Time
as Greta
2011
The Butler
as Carol Hammie
2013
The Messenger
as Monica Washington
2009
Whole Lotta Sole
as Sophie
2011
Mother of George
as Sade Bakare
2013
Big Words
as Annie
2013
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
as Kendra
2018
Whitney
as Whitney Houston
2015
The Nice Guys
as Tally
2016
And So It Goes
as Kennedy
2014
Honeydripper
as China Doll
2007
Bolden
as Nora Bolden
2019
Peel
as Sarah
2019
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
as Monique Smith
2025
Weekends at Bellevue
as Vanessa
2011
TV Appearances
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
as Self
2021
Our Kind of People
as Angela Vaughn
2021
Eve
as Ms. Jenkins
2003
Ugly Betty
as Nico Slater
2006
Chicago Med
as April Sexton
2015
Body of Proof
as Holly Bennett
2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrina
1999
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Andrea Freemann
2022
Chicago Fire
as April Sexton
2012
Unforgettable
as Molly McGinty
2011
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Contestant
2003
Mercy
as Brooke Sullivan
2009