Biography
Camara DaCosta Johnson, professionally known as 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.
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Yaya DaCosta has appeared in 12 movies.
These include Take the Lead, Whitney, Racing for Time, Bolden, Honeydripper, The Nice Guys, The Kids Are All Right, In Time, TRON: Legacy, Peel, The Butler and And So It Goes.TV Credits
Yaya DaCosta has appeared in 13 TV Series.
These include Our Kind of People, Chicago Med, Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts, Body of Proof, Eve, The Lincoln Lawyer, Unforgettable, Ugly Betty, Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire, The Simpsons, House and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.