# Emma Lahana

Emma Kate Lahana (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.

## Career

Lahana played Erin Kingston, a supporting role on the New Zealand TV drama Shortland Street, 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 Power Rangers Dino Thunder. 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, although she later quit the industry.
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.
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). In 2013, Lahana was cast in the recurring role of Jennifer Mason on the Syfy drama series, Haven.
In 2018, Lahana was cast as a series regular in the Freeform television series Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, where she played New Orleans police detective Brigid O'Reilly for two seasons from 2018 to 2019.

## Personal life

Lahana is Jewish and vegan.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 |

### 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 |