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Yaya DaCosta

Nov 15, 1982 (42 years old) in Harlem, New York, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrina
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The Simpsons
Princess Kemi (voice)
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House
Anita
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Chicago P.D.
April Sexton
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Chicago Fire
April Sexton
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Chicago Med
April Sexton
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Unforgettable
Molly McGinty
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Ugly Betty
Nico Slater
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Army Wives
Specialist Amber Stiles
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Body of Proof
Holly Bennett

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