Rya Kihlstedt

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Rya Kihlstedt
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Kihlstedt at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
Alma mater Skidmore College
OccupationActress
Years active1993–2001, 2009–present
Spouse
(m. 1994)
Children2
Relatives Carla Kihlstedt (sister)

Rya Kihlstedt is an American actress. [1] She starred in the 1997 comedy film Home Alone 3 as Alice Ribbons. The following years she appeared in films Deep Impact (1998), Women in Trouble (2009) and The Atticus Institute (2015). On television, she had a recurring roles as Dr. Michelle Ross in the Showtime crime drama Dexter and as Marilyn Rhodes in the ABC musical drama Nashville . In 2015, she starred in the NBC miniseries Heroes Reborn .

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Early life

Kihlstedt is a graduate of Skidmore College. [2]

Career

Kihlstedt made her film debut starring opposite Rutger Hauer in the 1993 action thriller film Arctic Blue . In 1995, she appeared in the ABC miniseries Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III and in 1995 played Lizzie Elmsworth in the BBC adaptation of Edith Wharton's last novel, The Buccaneers . In 1997, she starred as Alice Ribbons, one of the criminals in the family comedy film Home Alone 3 . [3] The following year, she appeared in the science-fiction film Deep Impact , and co-starred opposite Carla Gugino in the independent film Jaded . Also in 1998, Kihlstedt starred with Peter Gallagher in the television film Brave New World loosely based on Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel of the same name. [4]

Kihlstedt took a ten-year break from acting as she focused on motherhood and raising her two children. [5] In 2009, she returned to screen appearing opposite her friend Carla Gugino in the comedy film Women in Trouble , and its sequel, Elektra Luxx . She guest-starred in a number of television series, including Covert Affairs , Criminal Minds , NCIS , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , and Drop Dead Diva . In 2011, she had a recurring role in the Showtime crime drama series Dexter as Dr. Michelle Ross. From 2012 to 2013, she played Marilyn Rhodes, a powerful record producer in the ABC musical drama Nashville . Also in 2013, she starred in the comedy film 3 Days in Havana directed by her husband Gil Bellows. [6]

In 2015, Kihlstedt played the leading role in the independent horror film The Atticus Institute . [7] From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Erica Kravid in the NBC science fiction miniseries Heroes Reborn . [8] Also in 2015, she was cast as Tig Notaro's mother Caroline in the Amazon Video original comedy series One Mississippi . [9] Kihlstedt later appeared in Once Upon a Time , Ray Donovan , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and NBC 2017 miniseries Law & Order True Crime . From 2018 to 2019, she had a recurring role as Julia Wagner in the CW series Charmed . In 2019, she had a recurring role opposite Carla Gugino in her series Jett , and played Kate Laswell in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare . [10] Also in 2019, she starred in the season three of the Canadian crime drama Cardinal , for which she received Canadian Screen Award nomination. [11]

In 2020, she starred in the Hulu limited series, A Teacher . [12]

In 2022, Khilstedt recurred in Superman & Lois as Ally Allston, the main villain of the second season.

Personal life

In 1994, Kihlstedt married actor Gil Bellows. They have two children, a daughter and a son. [5] She is the sister of Oakland-based violinist Carla Kihlstedt, who has been a member of bands such as Charming Hostess, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and Tin Hat. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Arctic Blue Anne Marie
1997 Hudson River Blues Laura
1997 Home Alone 3 Alice Ribbons
1998 Deep Impact Chloe
1998 Jaded Patricia "Pat" Long
1999FrontlineCatherine
1999Say You'll Be MineKatherine
2009 Women in Trouble Rita
2010 Elektra Luxx RitaUncredited
2012IntelligenceJaye GardnerShort film
2013 3 Days in Havana Rita
2014SticksDeirdreShort film
2015 The Atticus Institute Judith Winstead
2015 The Squeeze Beth
2016JudiJudiShort film
2016Her Last WillMaggie
2018The Empty HouseMarieShort film
2018 After Everything Rebecca
2019The Untold StoryRoxy
2019 Rattlesnakes Esther Jarret
2020 The Nowhere Inn Holly
2021 The Ultimate Playlist of Noise Alyssa
TBA Final Destination: Bloodlines TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 TriBeCa Leah WoodwardEpisode: "The Loft"
1994The Second Greatest Story Ever ToldArleenTV film
1994 seaQuest DSV JessieEpisode: "Greed for a Pirate's Dream"
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III WillaTV miniseries
1995 The Buccaneers Lizzy ElmsworthTV miniseries
1995AlchemyLouisaTV film
1996 Swift Justice Diane RiversEpisode: "Retribution"
1996 Early Edition Marcia Roberts Hobson3 episodes
1998 Brave New World Lenina CrowneTV film
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CarolynEpisode: "Long Road Home"
2001 She Creature MermaidTV film
2010 Covert Affairs Helen NewmanEpisode: "Walter's Walk"
2010 Criminal Minds Patty JoyceEpisode: "JJ"
2011 NCIS Linda IdletonEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
2011 Dexter Dr. Michelle Ross7 episodes
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012)
2011Connie Banks the ActorKarenTV film
2012–13 Nashville Marilyn Rhodes8 episodes
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Carolyn LoganEpisode: "Love for Sale"
2014 Drop Dead Diva Mayor Ellie ChapinEpisode: "Sister Act"
2014 Perception Elena DouglasEpisode: "Possession"
2014 Masters of Sex Tatti GreathouseEpisodes: "Parallax" and "Dirty Jobs"
2015–16 Heroes Reborn Erica KravidSeries regular, 13 episodes
2015–16 One Mississippi Caroline6 episodes
2016 Once Upon a Time Cleo FoxEpisode: "Firebird"
2016 Ray Donovan Jeannie2 episodes
2017 Law & Order True Crime Cindy Erdelyi3 episodes
2017 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Lady Basha2 episodes
2018–20 The Bold Type Babs Brady3 episodes
2018–19 Charmed Dr. Julia Wagner9 episodes
2019 Cardinal Sharlene 'Mama' Winston6 episodes
Nominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best Guest Performance, Drama Series
2019Secrets in a Small Town (a.k.a. Nowhere)Ruth "Coach" SimmonsTV film
2019 Jett Helen3 episodes
2019 Yellowstone SamEpisodes: "Resurrection Day" and "A Thundering"
2020 Grey's Anatomy ClaireEpisode: "Love of My Life"
2020 Love in the Time of Corona Sarah [14] Main role
2020 A Teacher Sandy WalkerRecurring role
2022 Superman & Lois Ally Allston, Bizarro Ally AllstonRecurring role, 12 episodes
2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi The Fourth Sister Disney+ limited series; 3 episodes
2023 Orphan Black: Echoes Eleanor Miller and print-out EleanorMain role
2024 Star Wars: Tales of the Empire The Fourth SisterVoice [15] [16]

Video Game

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Kate Laswell [10]
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
2023 Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 DMZ mode, voice only
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

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