Yaya DaCosta
Camara DaCosta Johnson
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Yaya DaCosta (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 appeared 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 appeared in the 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. She received praise for her performance and was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series.
Career
- 1982Born
Trivia
- •Place of birth: New York City
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, model
- •Spouse: Joshua Bee Alafia
What happened recently
Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton, R.A. Logan as Priest, Brian Tee as Ethan Choi Photo (December 5, 2022)
Djassi DaCosta Johnson as April’s sister (and sister in real life), Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton, Brian Tee as Ethan Choi, R.A. Logan as Priest Photo (December 5, 2022)
Why did Yaya DaCosta leave The Lincoln Lawyer ? What we know about her exit (and possible return)
Why Andy isn't in The Lincoln Lawyer s4: The real reason Yaya DaCosta left Netflix show
Why Andy Isn't in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 4: The Real Reason Yaya DaCosta Left the Show
Exploring Identity and Resilience: Yaya DaCosta's journey through womanhood and fame
Kenya Barris And Kim Kardashian's La La Anthony Hulu Pilot 'Group Chat' Casts Yaya DaCosta And More
Yaya DaCosta Says She Had an 'Ecstatic Home Birth' as She Opens Up About Her Work as a Doula (Exclusive)
Yaya DaCosta Opens Up About How Her Brother's Death Prepared Her for New Lifetime Movie “Not My Family ”(Exclusive)
Yaya DaCosta Opens Up About Lifetime’s ‘Monique Smith Story’ & Her ‘Chicago Med’ Exit
Yaya DaCosta Returns to 'Chicago Med' in Surprise Appearance after Season 6 Exit
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