Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/15/1982
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Also Known As
Yaya AlafiaCamara DaCosta JohnsonYaya DaCosta
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 T...
Known For
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3
In Time
as Greta
The Butler
as Carol Hammie
The Nice Guys
as Tally
The Messenger
as Monica Washington
Whitney
as Whitney Houston
Peel
as Sarah
Bolden
as Nora Bolden
Take the Lead
as LaRhette
And So It Goes
as Kennedy
Big Words
as Annie
The Kids Are All Right
as Tanya
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
as Kendra
Honeydripper
as China Doll
Mother of George
as Sade Bakare
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
as Monique Smith
Racing for Time
as Vanessa
Whole Lotta Sole
as Sophie