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Yaya DaCosta
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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.
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
House
2004
Chicago Fire
2012
Chicago P.D.
2014
Chicago Med
2015
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
Unforgettable
2011
America's Next Top Model
2003
America's Next Top Model
2003
Ugly Betty
2006
Body of Proof
2011
In Time
2011
TRON: Legacy
2010
The Nice Guys
2016
The Butler
2013
Take the Lead
2006
And So It Goes
2014
The Kids Are All Right
2010
The Messenger
2009
Whitney
2015
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
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