Soon after, she landed a recurring part on soap opera “All My Children” in 2008, appearing on 44 episodes as Cassandra Foster. She’s gone on to appear in dozens of movies and TV shows, including “Racing for Time”, “The Kids Are All Right”, “Tron: Legacy”, “Mother of George”, “Ugly Betty”, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, “Army Wives”, “Body of Proof”, and “House”. DaCosta has also starred in three music videos: Chingy’s “Pullin’ Me Back”, Jay-Z’s “Roc Boys”, and Raphael Saadiq’s “Good Man”. She has been married to her husband, Joshua Bee Alafia, in 2012. They have one child together, and DaCosta has started using the name Yaya Alafia following her marriage.