Yaya DaCosta
American actress and model (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Camara "Yaya" DaCosta Johnson (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 went 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).
Yaya DaCosta | |
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Born | Camara DaCosta Johnson (1982-11-15) November 15, 1982 (age 41) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Years active | 2004–present |
Children | 1 |
Modeling information | |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Hair color | Dark brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Agency | Ford Models |
In 2010, she starred 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]