Yaya DaCosta
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.
Acting
Movie
In Time
as Greta
2011
TV
The Simpsons
as Princess Kemi (voice)
1989
Movie
The Nice Guys
as Tally
2016
Movie
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3
2010
TV
House
as Anita
2004
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrina
1999
Movie
The Butler
as Carol Hammie
2013
TV
Chicago P.D.
as April Sexton
2014
TV
Chicago Fire
as April Sexton
2012
Movie
The Kids Are All Right
as Tanya
2010
TV
Chicago Med
as April Sexton
2015
Movie
Take the Lead
as LaRhette
2006
TV
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Andrea Freemann
2022
Movie
And So It Goes
as Kennedy
2014
Movie
The Messenger
as Monica Washington
2009
TV
Unforgettable
as Molly McGinty
2011
TV
Ugly Betty
as Nico Slater
2006
TV
Body of Proof
as Holly Bennett
2011
TV
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Contestant
2003
TV
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Top Model in Action
2003
Movie
Whitney
as Whitney Houston
2015
Movie
Whole Lotta Sole
as Sophie
2011
Movie
Peel
as Sarah
2019
Movie
Honeydripper
as China Doll
2007