Yaya Dakosta ( born Yaya DaCosta , born November 15, 1982) is an American actress and model.
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| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Harlem , New York, USA |
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| Profession | actress |
| Career | 2004 - present time |
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Content
- 1 Life and career
- 2 Filmography
- 2.1 Films
- 2.2 Television
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Life and career
Dacosta was born in Harlem, New York. In 2004, she took second place in the third season of the American reality model Top Model , and in the following years she re-qualified as an actress, making her debut on the big screen with the main female role in the film Keep the Rhythm (2006) [1] .
Dakosta had supporting roles in several films, including The Messenger , The Kids Are Alright , and The Butler . On television, she played a minor role in the daily soap opera All My Children , and then played the daughter of Vanessa Williams character in the TV series The Ugly Girl [2] . She also appeared in Law and Order: Special Corps , Army Wives , Body Investigation , and Doctor House . In 2012, she married director Joshua Alafiya and soon gave birth to a child [3] . In December 2014, they broke up [4] .
In 2014, Dacosta got the role of Whitney Houston in the biographic television movie Lifetime Channel “Whitney”, which became the directorial debut of Angela Bassett [5] [6] . This led her to roles in the films "Bolden!" And " Good Guys " [7] [8] . After a breakthrough with a role in Whitney, Dacosta received several offers as part of the pilot season of 2015 [9] . Of these, she chose a central role in the spin-off of the NBC series Chicago Firefighters - Chicago Medics [9] [10] .
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title in Russian | English name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Keep the beat | Take the lead | Loretta | Nomination - Teen Choice Award for Best Breakthrough of the Year |
| 2007 | Bar "Honey" | Honeydripper | China Doll | Nomination - Black Reel Award for Best Cast |
| 2008 | Run Vanessa Run | Racing for time | Vanessa | TV movie |
| 2009 | The messenger | The messenger | Monica Washington | |
| 2010 | Kids alright | The kids are all right | Tanya | Nomination - Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough of the Year Nomination - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cast Nomination - Gotham Award for Best Cast Nomination - Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Cast Nomination - Acapulco Black Film Festival for Best Cast Nomination - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nomination - Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | TRON: Legacy | Siren | |
| 2011 | Time | In time | Greta | |
| 2011 | Full paragraph | Whole lotta sole | Sophie | |
| 2011 | Shanghai Hotel | Kendra | ||
| 2013 | George's mother | Mother of george | Sadie bacari | |
| 2013 | Loud words | Big words | Annie | |
| 2013 | The Butler | The butler | Carol Hammy | |
| 2014 | And here she is | And so it goes | Kennedy | |
| 2015 | Whitney | Whitney | Whitney Houston | TV movie |
| 2015 | Bolden! | Bolden! | ||
| 2016 | Good guys | The nice guys |
Television
| Year | Title in Russian | English name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Eve | Eve | Mrs. Jenkins | Episode: "Prom Night" |
| 2008 | All my children | All my children | Kassandra Foster | Daytime soap opera |
| 2009 | ugly girl | Ugly betty | Nico Slater | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Corps | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Audrina | Episode: "Anchor" |
| 2010 | Mercy | Mercy | Brooke Sullivan | Episode: "There Is No Room for You on My Ass" |
| 2010 | Army Wives | Army wives | Amber Stills | Episode: "AWOL" |
| 2011 | Weekends at bellevue | Vanessa | Pilot | |
| 2011 | Body effect | Body of proof | Holly bennett | Episode: "Helping Hand" |
| 2012 | Dark horse | Amy | Pilot | |
| 2011-2012 | Dr. House | House | Anita | Episodes: "Perils of Paranoia" and "Runaways" |
| 2014 | Remember everything | Unforgettable | Molly | Episode: "Cashing Out" |
| 2015 | Chicago Firefighters | Chicago fire | April Sexton | Minor role |
| 2015 - present time | Medic Chicago | Chicago med | April Sexton | Regular role |
Notes
- ↑ 5 Things About Yaya DaCosta, Star of Whitney Houston Biopic . ABC News . Date of treatment January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Ausiello. 'Ugly Betty' recast: 'Top Model' alum is Willie's daughter! . Entertainment Weekly (August 11, 2009). Date of treatment January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Toyin Owoseje. America's Next Top Model Star Yaya Dacosta Marries Indy Directer Joshua Bee Alafia in African Wedding . International Business Times (June 26, 2012). Date of treatment January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Yaya DaCosta, Joshua Bee Alafia Split: Actress, Filmmaker End 2-Year Marriage . Us Weekly (December 19, 2014). Date of treatment January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Jackson McHenry. Yaya DaCosta cast as Whitney Houston in Lifetime's biopic . Entertainment Weekly (June 9, 2014). Date of treatment January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Tambay A. Obenson. Check Out Yaya DaCosta Alafia as Whitney Houston in Behind-the-Scenes Telepic Footage unopened (link not available) . Shadow and Act (July 23, 2014). Date of treatment January 13, 2015. Archived on October 26, 2014.
- ↑ Dave McNary. Yaya DaCosta Joins Jazz Biopic 'Bolden' (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety (September 4, 2014). Date of treatment January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Wilson Morales. Yaya DaCosta Alafia Joins Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe In 'The Nice Guys' . Blackfilm (October 31, 2014). Date of treatment January 13, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Nellie Andreeva. 'Whitney' Star Yaya DaCosta To Topline 'Chicago Fire' Spinoff 'Chicago Med' . Deadline.com (February 9, 2015). Date of treatment February 10, 2015.
- ↑ Jennifer Maas. Yaya DaCosta to star in Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago Med . Entertainment Weekly (February 9, 2015). Date of treatment February 10, 2015.
Links
- Yaya Dacosta on the Internet Movie Database