Yaya Dacosta was born to her parents; Orundun DaCosta Johnson and Carl Awolowo Johnson. Take a closer look at her personal life details below!

Yaya Dacosta is an American model and actress.

Having started her career from the world-renowned TV reality competition “America’s Got Talent”, she is one of the talented personalities out there.

As of today, she has joined the cast of Fox’s “Our Kind of People” and has gained attention for her character of a hair entrepreneur.

Meanwhile, she previously appeared as April Sexton in the “Chicago Med” and its spin-off shows.

Yaya Dacosta Parents: Meet Orundun DaCosta Johnson And Carl Awolowo Johnson

Yaya Dacosta was born to her parents; Orundun DaCosta Johnson and Carl Awolowo Johnson in New York City.

She was brought up in the Harlem neighborhood by her parents.

Even though Yaya has become a popular name in the acting industry, her parents have stayed sway from the limligt.
Thus, it can be deduced that the Johnson parents prefer a private way of life despite having a famous daughter.

Know Her Parents Ethnicity

Yaya Dacosta is of mixed race and ethnicity as her parents are from different ethnicities.

Her mother is Brazilian while her father is African-American. Yaya chose her mother’s surname as her stage name, more precisely to connect to her race and origin.

Even so, she has not released any official statement as of yet. Meanwhile, she is known to present her mixed culture in her fashion as well as her roles from the very first.

Follow Yaya Dacosta On Instagram

Yaya Dacosta can be traced down on Instagram under the username @yayadacosta with a verified badge on the side of her profile.

Though she has not shared many posts on the platform, she is very active in sharing stories of what goes on her day.

Her Instagram feed is mostly dedicated to her professional life as a model and actress.

Learn More About Her Career

Yaya debuted from the Tyra Banks show “America’s Next Top Model” Cycle 3 where she finished as a runner-up in 2004.

During her time in her initial days, she grabbed opportunities with brands like Tom Ford.

She then started her acting career in 2005 where she first appeared in one episode of the series “Eve”.

One of her notable feats is the 2015 TV movie “Whitney” where she portrayed the role of the singer Whitney Houston. Yaya is best known for the six seasons of “Chicago Med”.