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Camara DaCosta Johnson, better known as Yaya DaCosta, 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 TV series including ABC's daytime drama All My Children (2008), Ugly Betty (2009), and since 2015 stars in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med. DaCosta starred in the Lifetime television film Whitney (2015) as singer Whitney Houston and received praise for her performance.
Birth Name
CamaraYaya DaCosta Johnson
Born
Monday, 15 November 1982
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self - Contestant - America's Next Top Model | 2023 |
| The Lincoln Lawyer | Andrea Freemann | 2022 |
| Our Kind of People | Angela Vaughn | 2021 |
| Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| Peel | Sarah | 2019 |
| Bolden | Nora Bolden | 2019 |
| Faith Under Fire | Kendra | 2018 |
| The Nice Guys | Tally | 2016 |
| Chicago Med | April Sexton | 2015 |
| Whitney | Whitney Houston | 2015 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self - Contestant - America's Next Top Model | 2023 |
| The Lincoln Lawyer | Andrea Freemann | 2022 |
| Our Kind of People | Angela Vaughn | 2021 |
| Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| Peel | Sarah | 2019 |
| Bolden | Nora Bolden | 2019 |
| Faith Under Fire | Kendra | 2018 |
| The Nice Guys | Tally | 2016 |
| Chicago Med | April Sexton | 2015 |
| Whitney | Whitney Houston | 2015 |
| And So It Goes | Kennedy | 2014 |
| Shanghai Hotel | Kendra | 2014 |
| Chicago P.D. | April Sexton | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Butler | Carol Hammie | 2013 |
| Big Words | Annie | 2013 |
| Mother of George | Sade Bakare | 2013 |
| Chicago Fire | April Sexton | 2012 |
| Tron: Uprising | Additional Voices | 2012 |
| In Time | Greta | 2011 |
| Unforgettable | Molly McGinty | 2011 |
| Stand Off | Sophie | 2011 |
| Body of Proof | Holly Bennett | 2011 |
| TRON: Legacy | Siren #3 / Siren | 2010 |
| The Kids Are All Right | Tanya | 2010 |
| The Messenger | Monica Washington | 2009 |
| Mercy | Brooke Sullivan | 2009 |
| Racing for Time | Vanessa | 2008 |
| Honeydripper | China Doll | 2007 |
| Army Wives | Specialist Amber Stiles | 2007 |
| Ugly Betty | Nico Slater | 2006 |
| Take the Lead | LaRhette | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| House | Anita | 2004 |
| Eve | Ms. Jenkins | 2003 |
| America's Next Top Model | Self | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| New Tricks | 2003 | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Audrina | 1999 |
| The Simpsons | Princess Kemi | 1989 |
