Age: 43
female
Camara DaCosta Johnson, professionally known as Yaya Alafia (formerly Yaya DaCosta), is an American actress and model. She's best known for her starring role as April Sexton on NBC's Chicago Med, as Andrea Vaughn in Our Kind of People, and as Whitney Houston in the TV movie Whitney. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. She eventually went to star as Cassandra in ABC's daytime soap All My Children, as Nico Slater in ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty, and as April Sexton on NBC's medical drama Chicago Med. She's also appeared in films including The Kids Are All Right, In Time, The Messenger, The Butler, And So It Goes, and The Nice Guys.
"Daughters of the Dawn" is a sweeping historical drama set in an alternate version of the ancient Mediterranean, inspired by the matriarchal Minoan civilization and other real-world matrilineal societies. In this world, women hold the highest positions of political, spiritual, and economic power, shaping a society built on consensus, communal resource management, and goddess-centered spirituality. The series explores the complexities of leadership, family, and cultural change as the matriarchal order faces both internal challenges and the looming threat of patriarchal invaders from neighboring lands. The show blends the lush visual world of palace complexes, ritual festivals, and vibrant markets with the intimate drama of intergenerational relationships, political intrigue, and the struggle to preserve a way of life. Each season follows the intertwined fates of several women from different walks of life, as well as the men who navigate their own roles within this unique society.
