 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.Kihlstedt took ten-years break from acting as she focused on motherhood and raising her two children.In 2009, she returned to screen appearing opposite her friend Carla Gugino in the comedy film "Women in Trouble".