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Yaya DaCosta

Birthday: Nov 15, 1982
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, New Yor
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.

Known for

The Simpsons
8.01
Princess Kemi (voice)
House
8.59
Anita
In Time
6.97
Greta
TRON: Legacy
6.48
Siren #3
The Butler
7.34
Carol Hammie
Take the Lead
6.91
LaRhette
The Messenger
6.74
Monica Washington

As an actress

Peel Sarah
Bolden Nora Bolden
Whitney Whitney Houston
The Butler Carol Hammie
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