Emma Kate Lahana (born ) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her roles as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger, in ''

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'', Jennifer Mason on '' Haven'', and

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in '' Cloak & Dagger''.

Career

Lahana played Erin Kingston, a supporting role on the New Zealand TV drama ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

'', and also appeared on '' Street Legal''. She also portrayed Fiona in Disney's '' You Wish!'' In 2004, Lahana starred as Kira Ford, the Yellow Power Ranger, on ''

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''. For this series, she recorded the songs "Patiently", "Freak You Out", "I'm Over You", "Just a Little" and "True Love" (Ft. Morgan Fairhead). Lahana began her music career after joining BMI in 2005, though she later quit the industry. Lahana appeared in an episode of the fourth season of ''

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'', " Outcast" and as the waitress abducted by a serial killer on the third-season episode of ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observ ...

''. Lahana also appeared in the movies ''

Alien Agent ''Alien Agent'' is a 2007 Canadian science fiction, action film directed by Jesse Johnson and starring Mark Dacascos, Emma Lahana with Billy Zane and Amelia Cooke. Plot Rykker is an intergalactic warrior trapped on Earth, constantly fightin ...

'', and in the true-crime thriller ''

Dear Mr. Gacy ''Dear Mr. Gacy'' is a 2010 Canadian drama thriller film directed by Svetozar Ristovski, and starring William Forsythe and Jesse Moss. The film is based on Jason Moss's memoir '' The Last Victim''. Plot As part of his college thesis, Jason Mo ...

'', where she played the girlfriend of Jason Moss. In 2010, she played the role of Beth in the television miniseries ''Seven Deadly Sins''. Lahana also played a recurring character on the TV series ''

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'', starring

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and

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. She also 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''. In 2013, Lahana was cast in the recurring role of Jennifer Mason on the

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drama series, '' Haven''. In 2018, Lahana was cast as a series regular in the Freeform television series '' Marvel's Cloak & Dagger'', where she played

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police detective

for two seasons from 2018 to 2019.

Personal life

Lahana is

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Dear Mr. Gacy official website
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