Darya was born in Austin, MN, but grew up in Iowa before returning to Minnesota as an adult. She stayed in Minnesota for 28 years until she relocated to Arizona. There she began acting when she became involved in the theater department of Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Her first appearance in film was in "The Shark Pool" (written and directed by Adolpho Navarro), which took 1st Place in the 2016 Phoenix Comicon Film Challenge.