Rya Kihlstedt (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. She starred in the 1997 comedy film '' Home Alone 3'' as Alice Ribbons. Kihlstedt would go on to appear in the 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 ''

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'' and as Marilyn Rhodes in the

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''. In 2015, Kihlstedt starred in the NBC miniseries '' Heroes Reborn'', in 2022 in ''

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'' as Ally Allston, as well as the Fourth Sister in ''

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'', a role she later voiced in '' Tales of the Empire'' in 2024.

Early life

Kihlstedt is a graduate of

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Career

Kihlstedt made her film debut starring opposite

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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, ''

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''. In 1997, Kihlstedt starred as Alice Ribbons, one of the criminals in the family comedy film '' Home Alone 3''. The following year, she appeared in the science-fiction film '' Deep Impact'', and co-starred opposite

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in the independent film '' Jaded''. Also in 1998, Kihlstedt starred with

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in the television film ''

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'' loosely based on

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's 1932 novel of the same name. Kihlstedt took a ten-year break from acting as she focused on motherhood and raising her two children. In 2009, she returned to screen appearing opposite her friend

in the comedy film '' Women in Trouble'', and its sequel, '' Elektra Luxx''. Kihlstedt guest-starred in a number of television series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''. In 2011, she had a recurring role in the

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crime drama series ''

'' as Dr. Michelle Ross. From 2012 to 2013, she played Marilyn Rhodes, a powerful record producer in the

musical drama ''

''. Also in 2013, she starred in the comedy film ''

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'' directed by her husband

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. In 2015, Kihlstedt played the leading role in the independent horror film '' The Atticus Institute''. From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Erica Kravid in the

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science fiction miniseries '' Heroes Reborn''. Also in 2015, Kihlstedt was cast as Tig Notaro's mother Caroline in the

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original comedy series '' One Mississippi''. Kihlstedt later appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and NBC 2017 miniseries ''

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''. From 2018 to 2019, she had a recurring role as Julia Wagner in the CW series ''

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''. 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''. Also in 2019, Kihlstedt starred in the season three of the Canadian crime drama ''

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'', for which she received

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nomination. In 2020, Kihlstedt starred in the Hulu limited series, ''

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''. In 2022, Kihlstedt recurred in ''

'' as Ally Allston, the main villain of the second season and also played the Fourth Sister in ''

.'' She later voiced the character in '' Tales of the Empire'' in 2024.

Personal life

In 1994, Kihlstedt married actor

. They have two children, a daughter and a son. They separated in 2021. She is the sister of Oakland-based violinist

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, who has been a member of bands such as Charming Hostess,

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, and Tin Hat.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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