# Emma Ishta

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{{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 =
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| birth_name = Emma Ishta Douglas-Powell
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|16}}
| birth_place = [Brookfield](/source/Brookfield%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/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](/source/IMG_Models) (New York, Paris, Milan, Los Angeles, Sydney)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imgmodels.com/emmaishta/sydney/women |title=Emma Ishta &#124; 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](/source/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](/source/Freeform_(TV_channel)) drama series ''[Stitchers](/source/Stitchers)''.

==Early life==
Emma Ishta was born in [Brookfield, Queensland](/source/Brookfield%2C_Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia). She has a younger brother, [Thomas Douglas-Powell](/source/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](/source/St_Aidan's_Anglican_Girls'_School) in Corinda, Brisbane, Queensland. She was later accepted into the music program at [Queensland University of Technology](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Black_Box_(TV_series))'', ''[Power](/source/Power_(TV_series))'', and ''[Manhattan Love Story](/source/Manhattan_Love_Story)''. She starred in her first film, ''[I Smile Back](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Freeform_(TV_channel))|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref> The [Freeform](/source/Freeform_(TV_channel)) 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](/source/I_Smile_Back)'' 
| Katrina 
|
|- 
| 2019 
| ''Shadow Puppet'' 
| Leda 
| Short film; also executive producer  
|-
| 2019 
| ''[Crown Vic](/source/Crown_Vic_(2019_film))'' 
| Ally 
|
|-
|2023
|''[Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie](/source/Mr._Monk's_Last_Case%3A_A_Monk_Movie)''
| Gayle
|
|}

===Television===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role 
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2014
| ''[Black Box](/source/Black_Box_(TV_series))''
| Cara
| Episode: "Kodachrome"
|-
| 2014
| ''[Power](/source/Power_(TV_series))''
| Bella
| Episode: "This Is Real"
|-
| 2014
| ''[Manhattan Love Story](/source/Manhattan_Love_Story)''
| Catharine
| Episode: "Pilot" 
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[Stitchers](/source/Stitchers)''
| Kirsten Clark
| Main role; 31 episodes 
|-
| 2018
| ''[The Good Cop](/source/The_Good_Cop_(American_TV_series))''
| Belinda Mannix
| Episode: "What Is the Supermodel's Secret?"
|-
| 2019
| ''[Blue Bloods](/source/Blue_Bloods_(TV_series))''
| Mindy Kaye
| Episode: "Behind the Smile" 
|-
| 2020; 2022-2023
| ''[Chicago Med](/source/Chicago_Med)''
| Michelle Abrams
| Guest role; 4 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[FBI](/source/FBI_(TV_series))''
| Nicole Wyatt
| Episode: "All That Glitters"
|-
| 2025
| ''[The Summer I Turned Pretty](/source/The_Summer_I_Turned_Pretty_(TV_series))''
| Kayleigh
| Guest role; 2 episodes
|}

===Producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year 
! Title 
! class="unsortable" | Notes 
|- 
| 2018 
| ''The Separatists'' 
| Short film 
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Australian emigrants to the United States
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Category:Australian female models
Category:IMG Models models
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Category:Actresses from Brisbane

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