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 Yaya DaCosta was born and raised in New York City along with her sister and two brothers. She got her first acting gig at the age of eleven when her junior high school drama teacher, Ann Willis Ratray, encouraged her to audition for educational films. She continued to perform in school shows throughout high school and college and in 2005, made her feature film debut in Take the Lead. In 2008, she made her Off-Broadway debut in "The First Breeze of Summer" at The Signature Theater, for which she garnered rave reviews and won the Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Award for Excellence in Black Theater. She has portrayed a range of characters, from Danny Glover's frail teenage daughter in John Sayles' Honeydripper, to Mark Ruffalo's voluptuous lover in Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right. She has been tagged one of Hollywood's new "it girls" by many, including Lynn Hirschberg who featured her on the cover of W Magazine in September, 2010.
Bio:
Yaya DaCosta was born and raised in New York City along with her sister and two brothers. She got her first acting gig at the age of eleven when her junior high school drama teacher, Ann Willis Ratray, encouraged her to audition for educational films. She continued to perform in school shows throughout high school and college and in 2005, made her feature film debut in Take the Lead. In 2008, she made her Off-Broadway debut in "The First Breeze of Summer" at The Signature Theater, for which she garnered rave reviews and won the Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Award for Excellence in Black Theater. She has portrayed a range of characters, from Danny Glover's frail teenage daughter in John Sayles' Honeydripper, to Mark Ruffalo's voluptuous lover in Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right. She has been tagged one of Hollywood's new "it girls" by many, including Lynn Hirschberg who featured her on the cover of W Magazine in September, 2010.
Tivia:
Can speak Portuguese, Spanish and French.First runner-up on season 3 of America's Next Top Model (2003).Gave birth to her 1st child at age 30, a son Sankara Alafia in September 2013. Child's father is her estranged husband, Joshua Bee Alafia.Graduated from Brown University.Her ancestry includes African-American, Brazilian, West African, Cherokee Native American, and Irish. Yaya often mentioned her Brazilian ancestry during her "America's Next Top Model" (2003) run, along with her Nigerian ancestry.Majored in International Relations and African Studies at Brown UniversityAccepted the role of Cassandra on "All My Children". (April 2008)Has studied with Ann Willis in New York City for several years alongside such notable actors as Adam Scarimbolo and Devin Ratray. |
| Name: |
Yaya DaCosta |
Type: |
Actress,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:28:21 |
| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
Yaya DaCosta was born and raised in New York City along with her sister and two brothers. She got her first acting gig at the age of eleven when her junior high school drama teacher, Ann Willis Ratray, encouraged her to audition for educational films |
| Trivia: |
Can speak Portuguese, Spanish and French.First runner-up on season 3 of America's Next Top Model (2003).Gave birth to her 1st child at age 30, a son Sankara Alafia in September 2013. Child's father is her estranged husband, Joshua Bee Alafia.Graduated from Brown University.Her ancestry includes African-American, Brazilian, West African, Cherokee Native American, and Irish. Yaya often mentioned her Brazilian ancestry during her "America's Next Top Model" (2003) run, along with her Nigerian ancestry.Majored in International Relations and African Studies at Brown UniversityAccepted the role of Cassandra on "All My Children". (April 2008)Has studied with Ann Willis in New York City for several years alongside such notable actors as Adam Scarimbolo and Devin Ratray. |
| Quotes: |
Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.
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I try to make my mood uplifting and peaceful, then watch the world around me reflect that mood.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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We had already planned my wedding when my brother passed away in 2012. When you're grieving, you don't necessarily want to think about something like that, but my brother told me that he wanted me to, so we went ahead and did it.
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My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother was a secretary with the Panthers. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer |
| Others works: |
(2005) TV commercial for Radio Shack Christmas Campaign.
(2005) "Gold Digger" music video for Ye and Jamie Foxx.
(2006) TV commercial for Garnier Fructis.
(2006) "Pullin' Me Back" music video for Chingy.
(2007) TV commercial f |
| Spouse: |
Joshua Bee Alafia (June 23, 2012 - present) (filed for divorce, 1 child) |
| Parents: |
Orundun DaCosta
Carl Awolowo Johnson |
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