Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Yaya DaCosta
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.5
Moderate attention
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Movies: 18Series: 16
TMDB ID: 60033
IMDb ID: nm1861624
Known for: Acting
Born: November 15, 1982
Age: 43
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2025
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q260211
Also known as
Yaya Alafia • Camara DaCosta Johnson
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Yaya DaCosta.
7.0
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
as Monique Smith
2025 Movie
4.2
Bolden
as Nora Bolden
2019 Movie
6.4
Peel
as Sarah
2019 Movie
8.4
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
as Kendra
2018 Movie
7.1
The Nice Guys
as Tally
2016 Movie
5.7
Whitney
as Whitney Houston
2015 Movie
6.0
And So It Goes
as Kennedy
2014 Movie
5.3
Mother of George
as Sade Bakare
2013 Movie
7.3
The Butler
as Carol Hammie
2013 Movie
5.0
Big Words
as Annie
2013 Movie
7.0
In Time
as Greta
2011 Movie
5.4
Whole Lotta Sole
as Sophie
2011 Movie
6.5
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3
2010 Movie
6.6
The Kids Are All Right
as Tanya
2010 Movie
6.8
The Messenger
as Monica Washington
2009 Movie
5.8
Racing for Time
as Vanessa
2008 Movie
5.9
Honeydripper
as China Doll
2007 Movie
6.9
Take the Lead
as LaRhette
2006 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Yaya DaCosta.
7.7
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Andrea Freemann • 18 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Our Kind of People
as Angela Vaughn • 12 eps
2021 Series
3.2
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as April Sexton • 122 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Chicago P.D.
as April Sexton • 2 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Chicago Fire
as April Sexton • 12 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Molly McGinty • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Body of Proof
as Holly Bennett • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.7
Mercy
as Brooke Sullivan • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Army Wives
as Specialist Amber Stiles • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.4
Ugly Betty
as Nico Slater • 6 eps
2006 Series
8.6
House
as Anita • 2 eps
2004 Series
8.6
Eve
as Ms. Jenkins • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.3
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Contestant • 12 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrina • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Princess Kemi (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series