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Yaya DaCosta

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

November 15, 1982(43)

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Also Known As

Yaya AlafiaCamara DaCosta Johnson
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Yaya DaCosta

Acting

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.

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Filmography