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Yaya DaCosta
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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.
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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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
House
America's Next Top Model
The Simpsons
Chicago Fire
Chicago P.D.
Ugly Betty
Unforgettable
Mercy
Army Wives
Body of Proof
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
The Butler
And So It Goes
The Messenger
TRON: Legacy
In Time
The Nice Guys
Chicago Med
The Lincoln Lawyer
Take the Lead
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