Yaya DaCosta
Acting 1982-11-15 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 N…
Known For
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⭐ 6.5
TRON: Legacy
2010
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⭐ 7.0
In Time
2011
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⭐ 7.1
The Nice Guys
2016
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⭐ 6.9
Take the Lead
2006
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⭐ 7.3
The Butler
2013
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⭐ 6.0
And So It Goes
2014
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⭐ 6.8
The Messenger
2009
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⭐ 3.2
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
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⭐ 4.2
Bolden
2019
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⭐ 6.6
The Kids Are All Right
2010
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⭐ 5.9
Honeydripper
2007
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⭐ 5.4
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
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⭐ 5.0
Big Words
2013
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⭐ 6.4
Peel
2019
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⭐ 5.7
Whitney
2015
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⭐ 7.0
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025
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⭐ 8.4
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018
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⭐ 5.3
Mother of George
2013
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⭐ 5.8
Racing for Time
2008
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Weekends at Bellevue
2011