Emma Lahana

Emma Lahana
Born	Emma Kate Lahana c. 1984 (age 40–41) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–2013, 2018–present

Emma Kate Lahana[1] (born c. 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her roles as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger, in Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Jennifer Mason on Haven, and Brigid O'Reilly in Cloak & Dagger.[2]

Career

Lahana played Erin Kingston, a supporting role on the New Zealand TV drama Shortland Street,[3] and also appeared on Street Legal. She also portrayed Fiona in Disney's You Wish!.[4] In 2004, Lahana starred as Kira Ford, the Yellow Power Ranger, on Power Rangers Dino Thunder.[5] For this series, she recorded the songs "Patiently", "Freak You Out", "I'm Over You", "Just a Little", and "True Love" (Ft. Morgan Fairhead).^[citation needed]

Lahana began her music career after joining BMI in 2005,[4] although she later quit the industry.[6]

Lahana appeared in an episode of the fourth season of Stargate Atlantis, "Outcast" (S04E15), and as the waitress abducted by a serial killer on a third-season episode of Psych. Lahana appeared in the films Alien Agent (2007) and the true-crime thriller Dear Mr. Gacy (2010), in the latter of which she played the girlfriend of Jason Moss. In 2010, she played the role of Beth in the television miniseries Seven Deadly Sins.[7]

Lahana played a recurring character on the TV series Hellcats, starring Aly Michalka and Ashley Tisdale. She appeared in the music video for Drew Seeley's single "How a Heart Breaks". In 2012, she appeared in the television movie Big Time Movie (2012).[8] In 2013, Lahana was cast in the recurring role of Jennifer Mason on the Syfy drama series, Haven.[9]

In 2018, Lahana was cast as a series regular in the Freeform television series Marvel's Cloak & Dagger,[10] where she played New Orleans police detective Brigid O'Reilly for two seasons from 2018 to 2019. [2]

Personal life

Lahana is Jewish and vegan.[11] She has been in a relationship with Sea Shepherd Global director of campaigns Peter Hammarstedt,[12] and on July 26, 2024, she gave birth to their first child.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Alien Agent	Julie	Direct-to-video film
2008	Slap Shot 3: The Junior League	Shayne Baker	Direct-to-video film
2009	The Girlfriend Experience	Adrian
2010	Ratko: The Dictator's Son	Sorority Girl in Sweats
2010	Transparency	Alex
2010	Dear Mr. Gacy	Alyssa
2013	Afterparty	Hailey
2021	Safer at Home	Mia	Direct-to-video film	[14]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000–2001	Shortland Street	Erin Kingston
2003	You Wish!	Fiona	Television film
2004	Power Rangers Dino Thunder	Kira Ford / Yellow Dino Ranger	Main role
2005	Power Rangers S.P.D.	Kira Ford / Yellow Dino Ranger	Episodes: "Wormhole", "History"
2007	Nobody	Kara	Television film
2007	Supernatural	Jen	Episode: "Tall Tales"
2007	Kyle XY	Girl	Episode: "Does Kyle Dream of Electric Fish?"
2007	Power Rangers Operation Overdrive	Kira Ford / Yellow Dino Ranger	Episodes: "Once a Ranger: Parts 1 & 2"
2007	Whistler	Angela	Episode: "Road Trip"
2008	Stargate Atlantis	Ava Dixon	Episode: "Outcast"
2008	The L Word	Missy P	Episode: "Lesbians Gone Wild"
2009	Psych	Waitress	Episode: "An Evening with Mr. Yang"
2009	Polar Storm	Zoe	Television film
2009	The Guard	Emily Greig	Episodes: "He Is Heavy, He's My Brother", "Boom", "Full Circle"
2010	Seven Deadly Sins	Beth Manning	Television miniseries
2010–2011	Heartland	Blair	Episodes: "Homecoming", "Mood Swings"
2010–2011	Hellcats	Charlotte Monroe	Recurring role
2011	Trading Christmas	Heather Spengler	Television film
2012	Big Time Movie	Penny Lane	Television film
2012	Emily Owens, M.D.	Hannah	Episode: "Emily and... the Question of Faith"
2013	Arctic Air	Alex	Recurring role (season 2)
2013	Haven	Jennifer Mason	Recurring role (season 4)
2018	Private Eyes	Holly Brown	Episode: "The Hills Have Eyes"
2018–2019	Cloak & Dagger	Brigid O'Reilly / Mayhem	Main role

References

1. "emmakatelahana". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
2. Samantha Highfill (16 April 2018). "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger: Jaime Zevallos and Emma Lahana's characters are revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
3. Corry, Dominic (19 September 2018). "Kiwi actress Emma Lahana to star in new Marvel series Cloak and Dagger". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
4. "Songwriter/actress Emma Lahana Joins BMI Family". BMI. 13 September 2005. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. Matthew Mueller (19 January 2018). "Power Rangers' Emma Lahana Joining Marvel's Cloak & Dagger". Comicbook.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018. Lahana played the role of Kira Ford on Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which aired in 2004. Lahana was the team's resident Yellow Dino Ranger...
6. Emma Lahana [@emmaklahana] (16 October 2017). "The real reason I quit music was because of sexual harassment (which was then blamed on me as I tried getting out of my contract) #MeToo" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021 – via Twitter.
7. Nellie Andreeva (11 August 2009). "Lifetime commits to 'Sins' miniseries". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
8. Robert Lloyd (10 March 2012). "Big Time Rush's 'Big Time Movie': 'The Monkees' for post-Millennials". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018. ...and a girl spy named Penny Lane (Emma Lahana).
9. Lesley Goldberg (7 August 2013). "'Haven' Adds 'Dexter' Villain, 'Hellcats' Alum for Season 4 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
10. Greg Evans (18 January 2018). "'Marvel's Cloak & Dagger': Freeform Releases Footage, Sets Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
11. Emma Lahana [@emmaklahana] (5 April 2021). "another jewish vegan here 🙋🏻 and I concur... delete this and stop this comparison for good ffs" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021 – via Twitter.
12. "So honoured to attend the premiere of @seaofshadows with my partner @peterhammarstedt…". Instagram. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
13. "The greatest thing x". Instagram. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
14. Patrick Hipes (15 January 2021). "Pandemic Thriller 'Safer At Home', Shot During Covid Lockdown, Finds Home At Vertical Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

External links

• Emma Lahana at IMDb 
• "Dear Mr. Gacy official website". Archived from the original on 17 March 2010.