Rya Kihlstedt

Rya Kihlstedt (born July 23, 1970) 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.

Rya Kihlstedt
Kihlstedt at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born (1970-07-23) July 23, 1970
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materSkidmore College
OccupationActress
Years active1993–2001, 2009–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1994)​
Children2
RelativesCarla Kihlstedt (sister)

Early life

Kihlstedt was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and is a 1991 graduate of Skidmore College in Theatre Arts.[2] She is of Swedish descent.

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 ten-years 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. 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 was cast in the Hulu limited series, A Teacher.[12]

Personal life

In 1994, Kihlstedt married actor Gil Bellows. They have two children, Ava Emanuelle (born 1999), and Giovanni (born 2001).[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.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
1999 Frontline Catherine
1999 Say You'll Be Mine Katherine
2009 Women in Trouble Rita
2010 Elektra Luxx Rita Uncredited
2012 Intelligence Jaye Gardner Short film
2013 3 Days in Havana Rita
2014 Sticks Deirdre Short film
2015 The Atticus Institute Judith Winstead
2015 The Squeeze Beth
2016 Judi Judi Short film
2016 Her Last Will Maggie
2018 The Empty House Marie Short film
2018 After Everything Rebecca
2019 The Untold Story Roxy
2019 Rattlesnakes Esther Jarret
2020 The Nowhere Inn Holly

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 TriBeCa Leah Woodward Episode: "The Loft"
1994 The Second Greatest Story Ever Told Arleen TV film
1994 seaQuest DSV Jessie Episode: "Greed for a Pirate's Dream"
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III Willa TV miniseries
1995 The Buccaneers Lizzy Elmsworth TV miniseries
1995 Alchemy Louisa TV film
1996 Swift Justice Diane Rivers Episode: "Retribution"
1996 Early Edition Marcia Roberts Hobson 3 episodes
1998 Brave New World Lenina Crowne TV film
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Carolyn Episode: "Long Road Home"
2001 She Creature Mermaid TV film
2010 Covert Affairs Helen Newman Episode: "Walter's Walk"
2010 Criminal Minds Patty Joyce Episode: "JJ"
2011 NCIS Linda Idleton Episode: "Sins of the Father"
2011 Dexter Dr. Michelle Ross 7 episodes
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012)
2011 Connie Banks the Actor Karen TV film
2012–13 Nashville Marilyn Rhodes 8 episodes
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Carolyn Logan Episode: "Love for Sale"
2014 Drop Dead Diva Mayor Ellie Chapin Episode: "Sister Act"
2014 Perception Elena Douglas Episode: "Possession"
2014 Masters of Sex Tatti Greathouse Episodes: "Parallax" and "Dirty Jobs"
2015–16 Heroes Reborn Erica Kravid Series regular, 13 episodes
2015–16 One Mississippi Caroline 6 episodes
2016 Once Upon a Time Cleo Fox Episode: "Firebird"
2016 Ray Donovan Jeannie 2 episodes
2017 Law & Order True Crime Cindy Erdelyi 3 episodes
2017 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Lady Basha 2 episodes
2018–20 The Bold Type Babs Brady 3 episodes
2018–19 Charmed Dr. Julia Wagner 9 episodes
2019 Cardinal Sharlene 'Mama' Winston 6 episodes
Nominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best Guest Performance, Drama Series
2019 Secrets in a Small Town (a.k.a. Nowhere) Ruth "Coach" Simmons TV film
2019 Jett Helen 3 episodes
2019 Yellowstone Sam Episodes: "Resurrection Day" and "A Thundering"
2020 Grey's Anatomy Claire Episode: "Love of My Life"
2020 Love in the Time of Corona Sarah[13] Main Role
2020 A Teacher Sandy Walker

Video Game
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Kate Laswell [10]

References
  1. Filmography in The New York Times.
  2. "Actors". theater.skidmore.edu.
  3. Stephen Holden (December 12, 1997). "'Home Alone 3': Of Course He's Still Beating the Bad Guys". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  4. "'Brave New World' Misses The Message". Sun Sentinel. April 19, 1998. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  5. "The Mary Sue Interview: Rya Kihlstedt On Three Days in Havana And Heroes Reborn".
  6. "Three Days In Havana (2013)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  7. "The Atticus Institute (2015)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  8. "Heroes Reborn: About the Show". NBC.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  9. Petski, Denise (2016-05-17). "Rya Kihlstedt Joins Tig Notaro's 'One Mississippi' Amazon Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  10. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PC trailer has unbelievably good hair". www.msn.com.
  11. "Cardinal nominated for 14 Canadian Screen Awards". February 18, 2020.
  12. Petski, Denise (September 6, 2019). "'A Teacher': FX Limited Series Based On Hannah Fidell's Film Adds Eight To Cast".
  13. Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 29, 2020). "'Love In The Time Of Corona': Freeform Sets Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley And 4 More For Limited Series Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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