Yaya DaCosta

Acting

Yaya DaCosta

Born 1982-11-15 Harlem, New York, New York, USA 19 films

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-dr…

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Filmography

19 films
Bolden poster

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.

Bolden

★ 4.1 2019

Peel poster

After his father takes his two brothers and high tails it, Peel is forced to grow up in a state of…

Peel

★ 6.5 2019

The Nice Guys poster

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and unco…

The Nice Guys

★ 7.1 2016

Whitney poster

Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.

Whitney

★ 5.7 2015

And So It Goes poster

Nobody likes self-centered realtor Oren Little, and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean…

And So It Goes

★ 6.0 2014

The Butler poster

Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white…

The Butler

★ 7.3 2013

Big Words poster

Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30s, struggle with regret, disappointm…

Big Words

★ 5.0 2013

In Time poster

In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time…

In Time

★ 7.0 2011