Yaya DaCosta
Actor
Born Nov 15, 1982 · Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Active 1989–present · 5′8″ (173 cm)
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…
Filmography
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story (2025) — Monique SmithHouse (2004) — AnitaThe Simpsons (1989) — Princess Kemi (voice)Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — AudrinaChicago P.D. (2014) — April SextonIn Time (2011) — GretaChicago Fire (2012) — April SextonThe Nice Guys (2016) — TallyChicago Med (2015) — April SextonTRON: Legacy (2010) — Siren #3The Butler (2013) — Carol HammieThe Kids Are All Right (2010) — TanyaThe Lincoln Lawyer (2022) — Andrea FreemannTake the Lead (2006) — LaRhetteUnforgettable (2011) — Molly McGintyThe Messenger (2009) — Monica WashingtonAnd So It Goes (2014) — KennedyBody of Proof (2011) — Holly BennettUgly Betty (2006) — Nico SlaterArmy Wives (2007) — Specialist Amber StilesEve (2003) — Ms. JenkinsOur Kind of People (2021) — Angela VaughnWhitney (2015) — Whitney HoustonPeel (2019) — Sarah