Polanco's 15-year-old daughter, Dasany Kristal Gonzalez, stepped in to play the role.
The 34-year-old actress gave birth to Dasany when she was just 18 years old.
She is also mother to son, Aryam, 7, from a different father.
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If you have watched all of the dramatic fifth season of Orange Is The New Black, you would have seen a flashback to Daya's adolescence.
The scene has caught the attention of serious OITNB because of the major similarities between Dascha Polanco and the actress who plays 14-year-old Daya in episode 8.
Well it turns out hat young Daya is Polanco's daughter in real life!
Polanco's 15-year-old daughter, Dasany Kristal Gonzalez, stepped in to play the role.
The 34-year-old actress gave birth to Dasany when she was just 18 years old.
She is also mother to son, Aryam, 7, from a different father.
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