Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

Birthday: 1982-11-15

Place of birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Also known as: Yaya Alafia, Camara DaCosta Johnson, Yaya DaCosta, یایا داکوستا

imdb_id: nm1861624

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.

Played in movies:

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

Score: 8.4

The Butler

Score: 7.3

The Nice Guys

Score: 7.1

In Time

Score: 7.0

Take the Lead

Score: 6.9

The Messenger

Score: 6.8

The Kids Are All Right

Score: 6.6

TRON: Legacy

Score: 6.5

Peel

Score: 6.4

And So It Goes

Score: 6.0

Honeydripper

Score: 5.9

Racing for Time

Score: 5.8

Whitney

Score: 5.7

Whole Lotta Sole

Score: 5.4

Mother of George

Score: 5.2

Big Words

Score: 5.0

Bolden

Score: 4.3

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

Score: 0.0

Weekends at Bellevue

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Eve

Score: 9.1

House

Score: 8.6

Chicago P.D.

Score: 8.4

Chicago Fire

Score: 8.4

Chicago Med

Score: 8.3

The Simpsons

Score: 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Our Kind of People

Score: 7.7

The Lincoln Lawyer

Score: 7.7

Army Wives

Score: 7.4

Unforgettable

Score: 7.2

Body of Proof

Score: 6.9

Ugly Betty

Score: 6.4

Mercy

Score: 5.9

America's Next Top Model

Score: 5.3

America's Next Top Model

Score: 5.3

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Score: 3.2