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Yaya DaCosta

1982-11-15 (42 years old) in Harlem, New York, New York, USA

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.

Movies

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Bolden
43 %|May 3, 2019
Drama, Music
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Peel
64 %|Feb 7, 2019
Drama, Comedy
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Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
87 %|Jan 27, 2018
Drama, TV Movie
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The Nice Guys
71.2 %|May 15, 2016
Comedy, Crime, Action
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Whitney
56 %|Jan 17, 2015
Romance, Drama, Music
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And So It Goes
60 %|Jul 17, 2014
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Mother of George
55 %|Aug 26, 2013
Drama
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The Butler
73 %|Aug 16, 2013
Drama
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Big Words
50 %|Jul 12, 2013
Documentary
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In Time
69.72 %|Oct 27, 2011
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Whole Lotta Sole
53 %|Apr 21, 2011
Comedy, Drama
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TRON: Legacy
64.87 %|Dec 14, 2010
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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The Kids Are All Right
66.09 %|Jul 9, 2010
Comedy, Drama
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The Messenger
67.34 %|Nov 13, 2009
Drama, Romance
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Racing for Time
58 %|Feb 16, 2008
Drama, TV Movie
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Honeydripper
62 %|Sep 10, 2007
Drama, Music
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Take the Lead
69.06 %|Mar 17, 2006
Drama, Comedy, Music
actor
Weekends at Bellevue
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama

Series

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The Lincoln Lawyer
77 %|May 13, 2022
Drama, Crime
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Our Kind of People
81 %|Sep 21, 2021
Drama
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Chicago Med
83.04 %|Nov 17, 2015
Drama
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Chicago P.D.
84 %|Jan 8, 2014
Crime, Drama
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Chicago Fire
84.07 %|Oct 10, 2012
Drama
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Unforgettable
72 %|Sep 20, 2011
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Body of Proof
69.87 %|Mar 29, 2011
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Comedy
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Mercy
61.09 %|Sep 23, 2009
Drama
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Army Wives
75 %|Jun 3, 2007
Drama
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Ugly Betty
62.82 %|Sep 28, 2006
Comedy, Drama
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House
86 %|Nov 16, 2004
Drama, Mystery, Comedy
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Eve
93 %|Sep 15, 2003
Comedy
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America's Next Top Model
53 %|May 20, 2003
Reality
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
79 %|Sep 20, 1999
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The Simpsons
80 %|Dec 17, 1989
Family, Animation, Comedy