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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. 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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Monique Smith

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

2025

7.6

Andrea Freemann

The Lincoln Lawyer

2022

7.7

Angela Vaughn

Our Kind of People

2021

3.2

Self

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

2021

4.2

Nora Bolden

Bolden

2019

6.4

Sarah

Peel

2019

8.4

Kendra

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

2018

7.1

Tally

The Nice Guys

2016

8.3

April Sexton

Chicago Med

2015

5.7

Whitney Houston

Whitney

2015

Credits

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

as Monique Smith

2025

6.0

The Lincoln Lawyer

as Andrea Freemann

2022

7.6

Our Kind of People

as Angela Vaughn

2021

7.7

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

as Self

2021

3.2

Bolden

as Nora Bolden

2019

4.2

Peel

as Sarah

2019

6.4

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

as Kendra

2018

8.4

The Nice Guys

as Tally

2016

7.1

Chicago Med

as April Sexton

2015

8.3

Whitney

as Whitney Houston

2015

5.7

And So It Goes

as Kennedy

2014

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Chicago P.D.

as April Sexton

2014

8.4

Mother of George

as Sade Bakare

2013

5.3

The Butler

as Carol Hammie

2013

7.3

Big Words

as Annie

2013

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Chicago Fire

as April Sexton

2012

8.4

In Time

as Greta

2011

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Unforgettable

as Molly McGinty

2011

7.2

Whole Lotta Sole

as Sophie

2011

5.4

Body of Proof

as Holly Bennett

2011

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TRON: Legacy

as Siren #3

2010

6.5

The Kids Are All Right

as Tanya

2010

6.6

The Messenger

as Monica Washington

2009

6.8

Mercy

as Brooke Sullivan

2009

5.7

Racing for Time

as Vanessa

2008

5.8

Honeydripper

as China Doll

2007

5.9

Army Wives

as Specialist Amber Stiles

2007

7.5

Ugly Betty

as Nico Slater

2006

6.4

Take the Lead

as LaRhette

2006

6.9

House

as Anita

2004

8.6

Eve

as Ms. Jenkins

2003

8.6

America's Next Top Model

as Contestant

2003

5.3

America's Next Top Model

as Self - Top Model in Action

2003

5.3

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Audrina

1999

7.9

The Simpsons

as Princess Kemi (voice)

1989

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