Rusty Schwimmer
Known for Acting · 114 credits
- Born
- 1962-08-25 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Rusty Schwimer
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (49)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Patricia Phillips
Criminal Minds
2005
as Lila May
Bones
2005
as Erica Turner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Lorna Tenney
American Dad!
2005
as Mama Squirrel (voice)
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Toni
Lucifer
2016
as Roberta Beliard
9-1-1
2018
as Edna
The X-Files
1993
as Driver
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Bruce
Chicago Med
2015
as Celeste Belkin
ER
1994
as Grollman
Better Call Saul
2015
as Legal Aid Employee
Without a Trace
2002
as Sharon Zenowich
The Pitt
2025
as Monica Peters
Married... with Children
1987
as Babs
Chicago Hope
1994
as Veronica Sarison
Boston Legal
2004
as Helen Binder
Private Practice
2007
as Ashley Minahan
Heroes
2006
as Dale Smither
Numb3rs
2005
as Deanne Drake
Judging Amy
1999
as Alice Benedict
Six Feet Under
2001
as Marilyn Johnson
The Guardian
2001
as Barbara Ludzinski
Longmire
2012
as Darla Lamebull
Shark
2006
as Wendy Dunmiller
Boston Public
2000
as Billy's Mom
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Sandra
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Carla
The Last Frontier
2025
as Katherine Van Horn
Providence
1999
as Ms. Polly Maravich
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Big Bertha
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
as Sheriff Brenda
Louie
2010
as Gretchen
Arli$$
1996
as Kate Meredith / Inkeeper
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
Life Goes On
1989
Ally McBeal
1997
as Angela Tharpe
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Oh Baby
1998
Ladies Man
1999
as Mel
LAX
2004
as Pam
Between Brothers
1997
as Emma Sweet
Broken Trail
2006
as Big Rump Kate
Holly Hobbie & Friends
2006
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Stand By Your Man
1992
as Gloria
Ned Blessing
1993
The Louie Show
1996
as Nurse
Georgia
2012
as Sunshine
Movies (65)
Twister
1996
as Mother
The Perfect Storm
2000
as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
as Sara
Sleepwalkers
1992
as Housewife
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993
as Joey B.
The Belko Experiment
2017
as Peggy Displasia
Candyman
1992
as Policewoman
North Country
2005
as Big Betty
Runaway Jury
2003
as Millie Dupree
The Sessions
2012
as Joan
A Little Princess
1995
as Amelia Minchin
The Informant!
2009
as Liz Taylor
EDtv
1999
as Alice
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
as Drunk
You Can't Win
2026
as Salt Chunk Mary
Gridlock'd
1997
as Nurse
Almost Heroes
1998
as Execution Witness
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Prayer Group
The Crazysitter
1994
as German Nanny
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Nora Finkelheimer
Los Locos
1997
as Sister Drexel
Perfect Sisters
2014
as Aunt Martha
Killing Eleanor
2020
as Pam
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996
as Rosa
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
2007
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Beautiful Dreamer
2006
as Jeannie
The Short History of the Long Road
2019
as Marcie
Amistad
1997
as Mrs. Pendleton
Rushed
2021
as Joan
Getting Up and Going Home
1992
as Julia Stevenson
30 Miles from Nowhere
2018
as Officer Marsh
Mozart and the Whale
2005
as Gracie
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
2025
as Self
Reckless Kelly
1993
as Entertainment Reporter
Heartless
1997
as Connie
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
2003
as Ronette
The Dirk Diggler Story
1988
as Candy Kane
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
2006
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Darkness Before Dawn
1993
as Evelyn
Addicted to His Love
1988
as Woman at Video Dating Service
T Bone N Weasel
1992
as Verna Mae
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party
2007
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
American Fable
2017
as Ethel
North of the 10
2022
as Jackie
Angels of the City
1989
as Bookworm
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995
as Bartender
North Shore Fish
1997
as Josie
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures
2007
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Scrooge & Marley
2012
as Freda
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
as Precious
Prison of Secrets
1997
as Carla
John John in the Sky
2001
as Zeola
Melvin Smarty
2018
as Margie
Pants on Fire
2008
as Peggy
Hava Nagila: The Movie
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Lone Justice 2
1995
as Emma
Blood Stripe
2016
as Dot
Wild Honey
2017
as Gabby
Penitentia
2023
as Shelly Wolf
Wildlife
2014
as Vernita Christiansen
Keep It Quiet
2020
as Corey
The Princess and the Pea
2001
as Mama Pat
The Black Disquisition
2021
as Employee
The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man
2015
About Rusty Schwimmer
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… With 114 credits spanning from 1987 to 2026, Rusty Schwimmer has appeared in 65 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rusty Schwimmer Movies
- Twister (1996) — as Mother
- The Perfect Storm (2000) — as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) — as Sara
- Sleepwalkers (1992) — as Housewife
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) — as Joey B.
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