Cast & creator
Rya Kihlstedt
Best known for Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS
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.
Also known as: Rya Ingrid Kihlstedt
24
film credits
36
television credits
60
1985–2025 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
Grey's Anatomy
Claire
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Carolyn Logan
2000
NCIS
Linda Idleton
2003
Chicago Fire
Dr. McClain
2012
S.W.A.T.
Dr. Anna Nelson
2017
Dexter
Dr. Michelle Ross
2006
Yellowstone
Sam the Vet
2018
9-1-1
LAFD Chief Walker
2018
Once Upon a Time
Cleo Fox
2011
Bosch
Catherine Cross
2015
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Basha
2013
Superman & Lois
Ally Allston
2021Superman & Lois
Ally Allston / Bizarro Ally Allston
2021
Ray Donovan
Jeannie
2013
Early Edition
Marcia Roberts Hobson
1996
seaQuest DSV
Jessie
1993
Perception
Elena Douglas
2012
Nashville
Marilyn Rhodes
2012
Masters of Sex
Tatti Greathouse
2013
Paradise
Dakota
2025
Charmed
Dr. Julia Wagner
2018Charmed
Julia Wagner
2018
Bosch: Legacy
Lisa Broad
2022
The Bold Type
Barbara 'Babs' Brady
2017
Final Destination Bloodlines
Darlene Campbell
2025
North and South
Willa
1985
Heroes Reborn
Erica Kravid
2015
Your Honor
Donetta
2020
A Teacher
Sandy Walker
2020
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Fourth Sister
2022
Deep Impact
Chloe
1998
Home Alone 3
Alice Ribbons
1997
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Lyn Rakish (Fourth Sister) (voice)
2024
Jett
Helen
2019
Orphan Black: Echoes
Eleanor Miller
2024
Swift Justice
Diane Rivers
1996
The Buccaneers
Lizzy Elmsworth
1995
One Mississippi
Caroline
2016
Love in the Time of Corona
Sarah
2020
Nowhere to Be Found
Ruth 'Coach' Simmons
2019
The Atticus Institute
Judith Winstead
2015
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
Mermaid
2001
Women in Trouble
Rita
2009
After Everything
Rebecca
2018
Brave New World
Lenina Crowne
1998
The Nowhere Inn
Holly
2021
Fu
Bailey
Rattlesnakes
Esther Jarret
2019
Three Days in Havana
Rita
2014
Jaded
Patricia 'Pat' Long
1998
Alchemy
Louisa
1995
Arctic Blue
Anne Marie
1993
Weather Talk
Mom
2017
Her Last Will
Maggie
2016
The Untold Story
Roxy
2019Say You’ll Be Mine
Katherine
1999
The Squeeze
Beth
2015Red Bird Lane
Eloise
2021
Hudson River Blues
Laura
1997
Frontline
Catherine
1999