Emma Ishta Douglas-Powell (born 16 November 1990) is an Australian model and actress. She is best known for portraying Kirsten Clark on the Freeform drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Ishta was born in

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. She has a younger brother, Thomas Douglas-Powell, who is a professional volleyball player. Ishta was educated at St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School in Corinda, Brisbane, Queensland. She was later accepted into the music program at

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but deferred her studies to pursue modeling.

Career

Ishta began modeling around age 13. She began working with

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when she was 15 and relocated to New York in 2009. In 2014, Ishta began to venture into acting and landed guest roles on ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She starred in her first film, ''

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'', 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 ''

''. The Freeform series premiered on 2 June 2015. In September 2017, it was announced that the series had been cancelled after three seasons.

Personal life

On September 8, 2012, Ishta married New York native and playwright Daniel James McCabe. 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. Through this marriage, she has one stepdaughter. On June 16, 2016, the couple welcomed their first child together, a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Producer

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people Australian television actresses Australian female models IMG Models models 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from Queensland {{Australia-actor-stub