Yaya DaCosta

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.
Cast

TRON: Legacy
Siren #3

Take the Lead
LaRhette

Racing for Time
Vanessa

The Kids Are All Right
Tanya

In Time
Greta

The Butler
Carol Hammie

The Messenger
Monica Washington

Whole Lotta Sole
Sophie

Big Words
Annie

Mother of George
Sade Bakare

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Kendra

Whitney
Whitney Houston

The Nice Guys
Tally

And So It Goes
Kennedy

Honeydripper
China Doll

Bolden
Nora Bolden

Peel
Sarah

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Monique Smith