 Sumpter reappeared in the role November 9–10, 2010, and January 21 and 24, 2011.When Sumpter originates the role in 2005, Layla arrives in fictional Llanview to live with her sister, then-Assistant District Attorney Evangeline "Vange" Williamson (Renée Elise Goldsberry) after pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles.She quickly gets a job as a waitress at Capricorn nightclub, then-owned by Antonio Vega (Kamar de los Reyes).