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YAYA DACOSTA

Actress
BORN November 15, 1982
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HEIGHT 5'6" (1.68 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 1989 – Present
YAYA DACOSTA

👤 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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Yaya Alafia
  • Born November 15, 1982
  • Height 5'6" (1.68 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education Brown University
  • Current Status Active (Recently in Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story)
  • Years Active 1989 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career Began active theatrical and commercial performances in early adulthood.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 1
  • Social

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