Rya Kihlstedt

Rya Kihlstedt (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress.[1] She is known for co-starring in the 1997 comedy film Home Alone 3, and for her recurring roles as Dr. Michelle Ross in the Showtime crime drama Dexter and Marilyn Rhodes in the ABC musical drama Nashville.
== Early life and education ==
Kihlstedt was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and is a 1991 graduate of Skidmore College in Theatre Arts. She is of Swedish descent.
== Career ==
In 1995, Kihlstedt played Lizzie Elmsworth in the BBC adaptation of Edith Wharton's last novel, The Buccaneers. However, she is best known for her role as Alice Ribbons, one of the criminals in the comedy Home Alone 3 (1997).[2] In 1998, she starred with Peter Gallagher in the TV movie Brave New World loosely based on Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel of the same name.[3]
She had recurring roles in the Showtime crime drama Dexter as Dr. Michelle Ross, and in the ABC musical drama Nashville as Marilyn Rhodes, a powerful record producer. From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Erica Kravid in the NBCscience fiction drama miniseries Heroes Reborn.[4] In 2016, she was cast as Tig Notaro's mother Caroline in the Amazon Video original series One Mississippi.[5]
Kihlstedt's other notable television credits include Early Edition, Criminal Mindsand NCIS, and her other film credits include supporting roles in Arctic Blue, Deep Impact, Jaded and Women in Trouble.
== Personal life ==
In 1994, Kihlstedt married actor Gil Bellows. They have two children, Ava Emanuelle (born 1999), and Giovanni (born 2001). She is the sister of Oakland-based violinist, Carla Kihlstedt.
== 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	Her Last Will 	Maggie 	
2018	After Everything 	Rebecca 	
=== 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
2012–2013	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"
2015–2016	Heroes Reborn 	Erica Kravid 	Series regular, 11 episodes
2015–2016	One Mississippi 	Caroline 	6 episodes
2016 	Once Upon a Time 	Cleo Fox 	Episode: "Firebird"
2016 	Ray Donovan 	Jeannie 	2 episodes
2016 	Her Last Will 	Maggie 	TV film
2017 	Law & Order True Crime 	Cindy Erdelyi 	3 episodes
2017 	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 	Lady Basha 	2 episodes
2018 	The Bold Type 	Babs Brady 	Episode: "Trippin"