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Yaya DaCosta

Actress / Model (person) | * 11/15/1982 (41) | Harlem, New York, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Camara "Yaya" DaCosta Johnson (born November 15, 1982) is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. DaCosta eventually went to star in ABC's daytime drama series All My Children (2008), ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2009), and NBC's medical drama Chicago Med (2015–2022). In 2010, she starred in Lisa Cholodenko's film The Kids Are All Right, being nominated with the cast at the Critics' Choice Movie Award and at the Gotham Award. DaCosta starred in the Lifetime television film Whitney (2015) as singer Whitney Houston and received praise for her performance being nominated at the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the d ...

The Kids Are All Right

R

2010 | 3.3/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Drama
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In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever ...

In Time

PG-13

2011 | 3.5/5 | 1h 49min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made. ...

The Butler

PG-13

2013 | 3.7/5 | 2h 12min
Drama
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A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new sty ...

Take the Lead

PG-13

2006 | 3.4/5 | 1h 48min
Comedy, Music, Drama
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Movies with Yaya DaCosta as Actress(12)

as Sarah2019 Peel
as Nora Bolden2019 Bolden
as Tally2016 The Nice Guys
as Whitney Houston2015 Whitney
as Kennedy2014 And So It Goes
as Carol Hammie2013 The Butler
as Greta2011 In Time
as Siren #32010 TRON: Legacy
as Tanya2010 The Kids Are All Right
as Vanessa2008 Racing for Time
as China Doll2007 Honeydripper
as LaRhette2006 Take the Lead

TV Shows/Series with Yaya DaCosta as Actress(10)

as herself2021 Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
as Angela Vaughn2021 Our Kind of People
as April Sexton2015 Chicago Med
as April Sexton2014 Chicago P.D.
as April Sexton2012 Chicago Fire
as Molly McGinty2011 Unforgettable
as Nico Slater2006 Ugly Betty
as Anita2004 House
2003 Eve
as Princess Kemi (voice)1989 The Simpsons

Additional Information

Full Name: Yaya DaCosta
Born: Monday, 11/15 1982 (November) in Harlem, New York, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 41 years + 163 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Portuguese (PT)
Educated at: Brown University, Northfield Mount Hermon School, The Harlem School of the Arts
Represented by: Ford Models
Spouses (current/former): Joshua Bee Alafia
Other names for Yaya DaCosta (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Yaya Alafia"
Yaya DaCosta frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Matt Olmstead (13x, Crew)
Dick Wolf (12x, Crew)
Derek Haas (12x, Crew)
Michael Brandt (11x, Crew)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Arthur W. Forney (8x, Crew)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Dan Pritzker (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10863, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024