Yaya DaCosta

Acting

Yaya DaCosta

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Nov 15, 1982 (42 years old)

Yaya DaCosta

Known For

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
1h 27m
DOLBY
Movie 2025

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

Monique Smith endures years of horrific abuse at the hands...

The Lincoln Lawyer
30 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2022

The Lincoln Lawyer

Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller...

Our Kind of People
12 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2021

Our Kind of People

A strong-willed single mom sets out to reclaim her family's...

Peel
1h 41m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

Peel

After his father takes his two brothers and high tails...

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
1h 25m
DOLBY
Movie 2018

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

On the day that Antoinette Tuff considered suicide, she realized...

The Nice Guys
1h 56m
DOLBY
Movie 2016

The Nice Guys

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading...

Whitney
1h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 2015

Whitney

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

Mother of George
1h 46m
DOLBY
Movie 2013

Mother of George

A Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn are having trouble conceiving...

Big Words
1h 33m
DOLBY
Movie 2013

Big Words

Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late...

Whole Lotta Sole
1h 34m
DOLBY
Movie 2011

Whole Lotta Sole

In a misguided attempt to protect his family and pay...

Biography

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.