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.
Filmography
The Simpsons
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
House
Chicago Med
Chicago Fire
Chicago P.D.
Unforgettable
The Lincoln Lawyer
Army Wives
Ugly Betty
America's Next Top Model
Body of Proof
Eve
Mercy
TRON: Legacy
In Time
The Nice Guys
The Butler
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Our Kind of People
And So It Goes
Take the Lead
Honeydripper
Bolden
The Messenger
The Kids Are All Right
Big Words
Whole Lotta Sole
Whitney
Peel