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Yaya DaCosta

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42 Years Old

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.

Born

Harlem, New York, New York, USA on 15th November 1982

All Credits

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The Simpsons
Princess Kemi (voice)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrina
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America's Next Top Model
Contestant
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House
Anita
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Chicago Fire
April Sexton
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Chicago P.D.
April Sexton
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Chicago Med
April Sexton
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The Lincoln Lawyer
Andrea Freemann
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Unforgettable
Molly McGinty
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Ugly Betty
Nico Slater
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Body of Proof
Holly Bennett
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Mercy
Brooke Sullivan
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Our Kind of People
Angela Vaughn
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In Time
Greta
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Army Wives
Specialist Amber Stiles
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TRON: Legacy
Siren #3
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Eve
Ms. Jenkins
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The Nice Guys
Tally
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Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self
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The Butler
Carol Hammie
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The Kids Are All Right
Tanya
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The Messenger
Monica Washington
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Take the Lead
LaRhette
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And So It Goes
Kennedy
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Peel
Sarah
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Whitney
Whitney Houston
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Honeydripper
China Doll
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Whole Lotta Sole
Sophie
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Bolden
Nora Bolden
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Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Kendra
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Weekends at Bellevue
Vanessa
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Racing for Time
Vanessa
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Mother of George
Sade Bakare
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Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Monique Smith
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Big Words
Annie