43
Years
18
Movies
17
TV Shows
7.0
Rating
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.
43
Years Old
18
Movies
17
TV Shows
7.0
Avg Rating
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.
2004
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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 15, 1982
Birthplace
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Also Known As
TRON: Legacy
2010
In Time
2011
Take the Lead
2006
Whitney
2015
The Butler
2013
The Nice Guys
2016
And So It Goes
2014
Mother of George
2013
Racing for Time
2008
The Kids Are All Right
2010
Peel
2019
Bolden
2019
The Messenger
2009
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
Honeydripper
2007
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018
Big Words
2013
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Simpsons
1989
House
2004
Chicago Fire
2012
Chicago P.D.
2014
Chicago Med
2015
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
Unforgettable
2011
Ugly Betty
2006
Body of Proof
2011
Army Wives
2007
Eve
2003
America's Next Top Model
2003
America's Next Top Model
2003
Mercy
2009
Our Kind of People
2021
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
