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