Yaya DaCosta

American actress and model
Person human Q260211
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Yaya DaCosta

Summary

Yaya DaCosta is a human[1]. Her place of birth was New York City[2]. She was born on November 15, 1982[3]. She worked as an actor[4] and model[5]. She ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,061 views/month, #5,190 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Yaya DaCosta was born in New York City[2].
  • Yaya DaCosta was born on November 15, 1982[3].
  • Yaya DaCosta held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Yaya DaCosta's native language[8].
  • Yaya DaCosta worked as an actor[4].
  • Yaya DaCosta's professions included model[5].
  • Yaya DaCosta's field of work was film[9].
  • Yaya DaCosta's field of work was television[10].
  • Yaya DaCosta's field of work was advertising[11].
  • Yaya DaCosta was educated at Brown University[12].
  • Yaya DaCosta was educated at Northfield Mount Hermon School[13].
  • Yaya DaCosta's education included a stint at The Harlem School of the Arts[14].
  • Yaya DaCosta is recorded as female[15].
  • Yaya DaCosta's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Yaya DaCosta's Commons category is recorded as Yaya DaCosta[17].
  • Yaya DaCosta's family name is recorded as DaCosta[18].
  • Yaya DaCosta's given name is recorded as Yaya[19].
  • Yaya DaCosta's eye color is recorded as brown[20].
  • Yaya DaCosta's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Yaya DaCosta's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[22].
  • Yaya DaCosta's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Yaya DaCosta's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[24].
  • Yaya DaCosta's represented by is recorded as Ford Models[25].
  • Yaya DaCosta's hair color is recorded as black hair[26].
  • Yaya DaCosta's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1982-11-15[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cbf29bd1-997d-4bc9-94a1-fc96e212bd86[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Yaya DaCosta's place of birth was New York City[2]. She was born on November 15, 1982[3]. English was her native language[8].

Education

Educated at Brown University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1765[34], headquartered in Providence[35]; Northfield Mount Hermon School[13], a school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1879[38], headquartered in Gill[39]; and The Harlem School of the Arts[14], an art academy[40], in United States[41], founded in 1964[42], headquartered in New York City[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4] and model[5]. Fields of work include film[9]; television[10], a type of mass media[44]; and advertising[11], a service[45].

Why It Matters

Yaya DaCosta ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,061 views/month, #5,190 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Yaya DaCosta born?

Yaya DaCosta was born in New York City[2].

What did Yaya DaCosta do for work?

Yaya DaCosta worked as actor[4] and model[5].

Where did Yaya DaCosta go to school?

Yaya DaCosta was educated at Brown University[12], Northfield Mount Hermon School[13], and The Harlem School of the Arts[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . The Fashion Model Directory (FMD). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Babesdirectory. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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