{{short description|Australian model and actress (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox model | name = Emma Ishta | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Emma Ishta Douglas-Powell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|16}} | birth_place = Brookfield, Queensland, Australia | occupation = {{Flatlist|
* Model * Actress }} | years_active = 2003–present (model)<br />2014–present (actress) | spouse = {{marriage|Daniel McCabe|2012}} | children = 1 | agency = {{Plainlist| * IMG Models (New York, Paris, Milan, Los Angeles, Sydney)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imgmodels.com/emmaishta/sydney/women |title=Emma Ishta | IMG Models |access-date=18 February 2018 |archive-date=18 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210301/http://www.imgmodels.com/emmaishta/sydney/women |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://models.com/models/emma-ishta|title=Emma Ishta - Model}}</ref> }} }}
'''Emma Ishta Douglas-Powell'''<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/114314278595793/1098248643535680 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/StAidans/posts/1098248643535680M/ |title = St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> (born 16 November 1990)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=teshrajan|author=Ritesh Rajan|number=666370431990001664|title=Happy #birthday to our number 1 #cheetomonster @emmaishta #stitchers #orangefingers 😎 http://ift.tt/1H57gnf |date=16 November 2015|accessdate=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/stitchers-season-2-spoilers-series-star-emma-ishta-shares-on-kirsten-camille-dynamics-and-episode-2-details-160305/ |title='Stitchers' Season 2 Spoilers: Series Star Emma Ishta Shares on Kirsten-Camille Dynamics and Episode 2 Details|work=The Christian Post |first=Arvin |last=Donguines |date=29 March 2016 |accessdate=7 January 2017|quote="I think you'll see that Kirsten and Camille's relationship grows and develops in a really nice way," the 25-year-old was quoted as saying.}}</ref> is an Australian model and actress. She is best known for portraying Kirsten Clark on the Freeform drama series ''Stitchers''.
==Early life== Emma Ishta was born in Brookfield, Queensland, Australia. She has a younger brother, Thomas Douglas-Powell, who is a professional volleyball player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Team Roster – Australia|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2014/Teams2.asp?Team=AUS|work=fivb.org|accessdate=3 January 2016}}</ref>
Ishta was educated at St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School in Corinda, Brisbane, Queensland. She was later accepted into the music program at Queensland University of Technology but deferred her studies to pursue modeling.<ref name=courier>{{cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/fashion-model-in-demand/news-story/ce031a18cd77aee4bd5313a4c7da5d30?sv=a5e3ede30e8ac4f66ae703a532613d45&nk=8f4ef7847669445939780b7ecbecee27-1509597207 |title=Emma Ishta not just an extremely pretty face either |work=The Courier Mail|date=21 August 2008 |accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref>
==Career== Emma Ishta began modeling around age 13.<ref name=courier/> She started working with IMG Models at 15 and relocated to New York in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theformulablog.com/emma-ishta-img/ |title=Emma Ishta, IMG |work=The Formula |accessdate=1 November 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020522/http://www.theformulablog.com/emma-ishta-img/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2014, Ishta began to venture into acting, landing guest roles on ''Black Box'', ''Power'', and ''Manhattan Love Story''. She starred in her first film, ''I Smile Back'', in 2015.
In May 2014, it was announced that Ishta had been cast in the lead role of Kirsten Clark in the American TV series ''Stitchers''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lesley|last=Goldberg |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-familys-paranormal-drama-stitchers-705727 |title=ABC Family's Paranormal Drama 'Stitchers' Casts Its Leads (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 May 2014 |accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kirsten Clark played by Emma Ishta|url=http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/stitchers/cast/kirsten-clark|publisher=ABC Family|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref> The Freeform series premiered on 2 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNamara|first=Kristin|title=Meet Emma Ishta, Star of ABC Family's 'Stitchers'|url=http://www.cambio.com/2015/06/02/meet-emma-ishta-star-of-abc-familys-stitchers/|website=cambio.com|date=2 June 2015|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref> In September 2017, it was announced that the series had been canceled after three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nemetz|first=Dave|title=Stitchers Cancelled at Freeform|url=http://tvline.com/2017/09/15/stitchers-cancelled-freeform-no-season-4/|website=TVLine|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life== On September 8, 2012, Emma Ishta married New York native and playwright Daniel James McCabe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYyWXVygVRF/|title=5 years. I am so grateful|access-date=2023-08-14|website=Instagram|date=2017-09-08}}</ref> They both starred in his play ''The Flood'', which premiered at the 2014 New York International Fringe Festival and won the Award for Excellence in Playwriting.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Flood Play|url=http://www.thefloodplay.com/press/|accessdate=29 August 2015|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525142753/http://www.thefloodplay.com/press/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel James McCabe|url=http://glasschord.com/daniel-james-mccabe/|website=Glasschord|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref> Through this marriage, she has one stepdaughter. On June 16, 2016, the couple welcomed their first child together, a son.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BVZ5Ifrgo_r/ | title=Emma Ishta on Instagram: "My sweet boy is 1 🎉❤️" |website=Instagram|date=2017-06-16}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2015 | ''I Smile Back'' | Katrina | |- | 2019 | ''Shadow Puppet'' | Leda | Short film; also executive producer |- | 2019 | ''Crown Vic'' | Ally | |- |2023 |''Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie'' | Gayle | |}
===Television=== {| class = "wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2014 | ''Black Box'' | Cara | Episode: "Kodachrome" |- | 2014 | ''Power'' | Bella | Episode: "This Is Real" |- | 2014 | ''Manhattan Love Story'' | Catharine | Episode: "Pilot" |- | 2015–2017 | ''Stitchers'' | Kirsten Clark | Main role; 31 episodes |- | 2018 | ''The Good Cop'' | Belinda Mannix | Episode: "What Is the Supermodel's Secret?" |- | 2019 | ''Blue Bloods'' | Mindy Kaye | Episode: "Behind the Smile" |- | 2020; 2022-2023 | ''Chicago Med'' | Michelle Abrams | Guest role; 4 episodes |- | 2021 | ''FBI'' | Nicole Wyatt | Episode: "All That Glitters" |- | 2025 | ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' | Kayleigh | Guest role; 2 episodes |}
===Producer=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2018 | ''The Separatists'' | Short film |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ishta, Emma}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Australian emigrants to the United States Category:Australian television actresses Category:Australian female models Category:IMG Models models Category:21st-century Australian actresses Category:Actresses from Brisbane
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