
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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