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Rya Kihlstedt

Rya Kihlstedt

Actor · Born July 23, 1970 (56) · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Rya Kihlstedt (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. Kihlstedt was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and is a 1991 graduate of Skidmore College in Theatre Arts. She is also of Swedish descent. She has two children (Ava Emanuelle born 1999, and Giovanni born 2001) with her actor husband Gil Bellows. She is the sister of Oakland-based violinist, Carla Kihlstedt.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1970 (56)
From
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Rya Kihlstedt's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
20%
Morality
20%
Bonds
18%
Survival
17%
Power
14%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 13
Trickster
3 of 13
Shapeshifter
3 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
10
Contemplative
7
Melancholic
6
Absurd
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rya Kihlstedt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rya Kihlstedt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page.

  • Final Destination: Bloodlines(2025)

    as Darlene Campbell

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Paradise(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dakota

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Orphan Black: Echoes(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eleanor Miller

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Tales of the Empire(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lyn Rakish (Fourth Sister) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Fourth Sister

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Bosch: Legacy(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Broad

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Nowhere Inn(2020)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Superman & Lois(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ally Allston · as Ally Allston / Bizarro Ally Allston

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Red Bird Lane(2021)

    as Eloise

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Your Honor(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Donetta

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • A Teacher(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sandy Walker

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Love in the Time of Corona(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Jett(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Helen

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Rattlesnakes(2019)

    as Esther Jarret

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Secrets in a Small Town(2019)

    as Ruth 'Coach' Simmons

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Untold Story(2019)

    as Roxy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Charmed(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as Dr. Julia Wagner · as Julia Wagner

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • After Everything(2018)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Yellowstone(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sam the Vet

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as LAFD Chief Walker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Weather Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mom

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Anna Nelson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Bold Type(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Barbara 'Babs' Brady

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • One Mississippi(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Her Last Will(2016)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Heroes Reborn(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · as Erica Kravid

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Squeeze(2015)

    as Beth

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Bosch(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine Cross

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Atticus Institute(2015)

    as Judith Winstead

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 3 Days in Havana(2013)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tatti Greathouse

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Basha

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeannie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. McClain

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Nashville(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Marilyn Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Elena Douglas

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Cleo Fox

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Women in Trouble(2009)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dr. Michelle Ross

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Idleton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • She Creature(2001)

    as Mermaid

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Carolyn Logan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Say You’ll Be Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Katherine

  • Frontline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Catherine

  • Jaded(1998)

    as Patricia 'Pat' Long

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Deep Impact(1998)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Brave New World(1998)

    as Lenina Crowne

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Home Alone 3(1997)

    as Alice Ribbons

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hudson River Blues(1997)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Marcia Roberts Hobson

  • Swift Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane Rivers

  • Alchemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Louisa

  • The Buccaneers(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lizzy Elmsworth

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • SeaQuest 2032(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessie

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Arctic Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Anne Marie

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Willa

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Fu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bailey

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1985 to 2025; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

$318M worldwide

Highest rated

Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

Midcredits 73rd

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19852025

Peak 1997 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s25 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
9308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2012, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Rya Kihlstedt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Red Bird Lane (2021)

98th percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dexter (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rya Kihlstedt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles19–83 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rya Kihlstedt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rya Kihlstedt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gil Bellows shares the most, 3.

Actors

Mixed roles