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Yaya DaCosta | |
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.png) DaCosta at Afropunk Festival in 2023 | |
| Born | Camara DaCosta Johnson November 15, 1982 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Children | 1 |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Agency | Ford Models |
Camara DaCosta Johnson (born November 15, 1982), 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 on to star 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 Lisa Cholodenko's 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 and received praise for her performance being nominated at the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series.[1]
- ^ "Critics express faith in lifetimes upcoming Whitney Houston biopic". Clutch. December 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2018.[dead link]