
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
November 15, 1982 (43 years old)
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Yaya Alafia
- Camara DaCosta Johnson
Yaya DaCosta
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
Acting

The Lincoln Lawyer
2022

Our Kind of People
2021

Bolden
2019

Peel
2019

The Nice Guys
2016

Chicago Med
2015

Whitney
2015

And So It Goes
2014

Chicago P.D.
2014

Mother of George
2013

The Butler
2013

Chicago Fire
2012

In Time
2011

Unforgettable
2011

Whole Lotta Sole
2011

Body of Proof
2011

TRON: Legacy
2010

The Kids Are All Right
2010

The Messenger
2009

Mercy
2009

Honeydripper
2007

Army Wives
2007

Ugly Betty
2006

Take the Lead
2006







