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Following a successful stint on "America's Next Top Model" (The CW, 2006-2015), Yaya DaCosta pursued a career as an actress in films, television, and on scen, where she excelled at dramatic fare like "The Kids Are All Right" (2010), Lee Daniels' "The Butler" (2013) and "Whitney" (Lifetime, 2015), as well as the network series "Chicago Med" (NBC, 2015- ).

Born Camara DaCosta Johnson in Harlem, New York on November 15, 1982, she was the daughter of Brazilian and Nigerian parents, both of whom worked in the education field. DaCosta was interested in acting from a very early age, and earned her first exposure to performing through auditioning for educational films. She continued to pursue her dream of an acting career at the LaGuardia High School of Art and Music and Performing Arts, but decided to follow in her parents' footsteps and become a teacher.

After stints at Northfield Mount Hermon School and Brown University, where she majored in international relations and A

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Yaya DaCosta

Birth

November 15, 1982 (42 years old)
New York City, New York

Yaya DaCosta (born Camara DaCosta Johnson, November 15, 1982) is a Brazilian-American actress and model. From 2015 to 2021 she portrayed nurse April Sexton on Chicago Med, with occasional crossover appearances on Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.

Biography[]

DaCosta was born on November 15, 1982, in Harlem, New York, and is of Brazilian and African-American descent. In addition to English, she can speak Portuguese, French, Spanish, and conversational Japanese. She attended the elite Northfield Mount Hermon School during her high school years before attending college where she majored in Africana Studies and International Relations at Brown University

On June 26, 2012, DaCosta married independent film producer and director Joshua Bee Alafia. In September 2013, she gave birth to their son, Sankara. As of November 12, 2015, DaCosta has filed for divorce from Alafia

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Yaya DaCosta (born November 15, 1982) is an American actress who portrays April Sexton in Chicago Med.

Biography and career[]

New York born and bred, DaCosta has showcased her versatility as an actress with powerful performances across film, television and stage. Recently, DaCosta starred in the jazz biopic "Bolden," opposite Nelsan Ellis, Ian McShane and Gary Carr. In 2016, she co-starred in the film "The Nice Guys," opposite Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer and Russell Crowe.  

On television, DaCosta played the title role in Lifetime's Angela Bassett-directed Whitney Houston biopic, "Whitney."

Film credits include Lee Daniel's critically acclaimed film "The Butler," with Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo; Oren Moverman's acclaimed film "The Messenger," with Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster; Lisa Cholodenko's Oscar-nominated "The Kids Are All Right" opposite Mark Ruffalo; and Joseph Kosinski's "Tron Legacy."

DaCosta has also appeared in "In Time," "Big Words,