
Yaya DaCosta
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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.
Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

House

America's Next Top Model

The Simpsons

Chicago Fire

Chicago P.D.

Ugly Betty

Unforgettable

Mercy

Army Wives

Body of Proof

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

The Butler

And So It Goes

The Messenger

TRON: Legacy

In Time

Chicago Med

The Nice Guys

The Lincoln Lawyer

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