Rusty Schwimmer

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Known For

Acting

Born

1962-08-25

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Rusty Schwimmer

Biography

An American film and television actress and singer. Her most prominent role so far is that of Barbara Ludzinski on The Guardian. Among her movie appearances are those as Joey B in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Mrs. Thornton in Twister, Mrs Pendleton in Amistad, Alice in EDtv, Irene "Big Red" Johnson in The Perfect Storm, Big Betty in North Country and Amelia Minchin in A Little Princess. Schwimmer has also appeared in minor roles in several television series, including episodes of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, In the Heat of the Night, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Tales from the Crypt, Married... With Children, ER, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, Judging Amy, The X-Files, Gilmore Girls, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Shark, Criminal Minds, Heroes, Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Six Feet Under and others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rusty Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Acting History

2025
The Last Frontier as Katherine Van Horn
2025
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday as Self
2023
Penitentia as Shelly Wolf
2022
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Sara
2022
North of the 10 as Jackie
2021
The Black Disquisition as Employee
2021
Rushed as Joan
2020
Killing Eleanor as Pam
2020
Keep It Quiet as Corey
2019
The Righteous Gemstones as Sheriff Brenda
2019
The Short History of the Long Road as Marcie
2018
30 Miles from Nowhere as Officer Marsh
2018
Melvin Smarty as Margie
2018
9-1-1 as Edna
2017
Wild Honey as Gabby
2017
American Fable as Ethel
2016
Blood Stripe as Dot
2016
The Belko Experiment as Peggy Displasia
2016
Lucifer as Roberta Beliard
2015
Chicago Med as Celeste Belkin
2015
The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man
2015
Better Call Saul as Legal Aid Employee
2014
Perfect Sisters as Aunt Martha
2014
Wildlife as Vernita Christiansen
2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self
2012
Scrooge & Marley as Freda
2012
Georgia as Sunshine
2012
Hava Nagila: The Movie as Narrator (voice)
2012
Longmire as Darla Lamebull
2012
The Sessions as Joan
2010
Louie as Gretchen
2009
The Informant! as Liz Taylor
2009
Drop Dead Diva as Sandra
2008
Pants on Fire as Peggy
2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2007
Private Practice as Ashley Minahan
2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
The Hawk Is Dying as Precious
2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
Heroes as Dale Smither
2006
Shark as Wendy Dunmiller
2006
The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
2006
Broken Trail as Big Rump Kate
2006
Holly Hobbie & Friends as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
Beautiful Dreamer as Jeannie
2005
Criminal Minds as Lila May
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
Bones as Erica Turner
2005
Mozart and the Whale as Gracie
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Patricia Phillips
2005
North Country as Big Betty
2005
American Dad! as Mama Squirrel (voice)
2005
Numb3rs as Deanne Drake
2004
Desperate Housewives as Toni
2004
Boston Legal as Helen Binder
2004
LAX as Pam
2003
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman as Ronette
2003
Runaway Jury as Millie Dupree
2002
Without a Trace as Sharon Zenowich
2001
The Guardian as Barbara Ludzinski
2001
John John in the Sky as Zeola
2001
Six Feet Under as Marilyn Johnson
2001
The Princess and the Pea as Mama Pat
2000
Boston Public as Billy's Mom
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Lorna Tenney
2000
Gilmore Girls as Bruce
2000
The Perfect Storm as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
1999
Ladies Man as Mel
1999
Judging Amy as Alice Benedict
1999
EDtv as Alice
1999
Providence as Ms. Polly Maravich
1998
The Thin Pink Line as Nora Finkelheimer
1998
Oh Baby
1998
Almost Heroes as Execution Witness
1997
Amistad as Mrs. Pendleton
1997
Heartless as Connie
1997
Ally McBeal as Angela Tharpe
1997
Prison of Secrets as Carla
1997
North Shore Fish as Josie
1997
Gridlock'd as Nurse
1997
Los Locos as Sister Drexel
1996
The Man Who Captured Eichmann as Rosa
1996
If These Walls Could Talk as Prayer Group
1996
Twister as Mother
1995
Down, Out and Dangerous as Bartender
1995
Lone Justice 2 as Emma
1995
A Little Princess as Amelia Minchin
1994
The Crazysitter as German Nanny
1994
ER as Grollman
1994
Chicago Hope as Veronica Sarison
1993
The X-Files as Driver
1993
Ned Blessing
1993
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as Joey B.
1993
Reckless Kelly as Entertainment Reporter
1993
Darkness Before Dawn as Evelyn
1992
T Bone N Weasel as Verna Mae
1992
Candyman as Policewoman
1992
Getting Up and Going Home as Julia Stevenson
1992
Sleepwalkers as Housewife
1992
Stand By Your Man as Gloria
1991
Highlander II: The Quickening as Drunk
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Big Bertha
1989
Life Goes On
1989
Angels of the City as Bookworm
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Carla
1988
Addicted to His Love as Woman at Video Dating Service
1988
The Dirk Diggler Story as Candy Kane
1987
Married... with Children as Babs