Portrait of Rusty Schwimmer

Rusty Schwimmer

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.​

Born: August 25, 1962

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2025
The Last Frontier

as Katherine Van Horn

2023
Penitentia

as Shelly Wolf

2022
2021
2021
Rushed

as Joan

2020
2020
2019
The Righteous Gemstones

as Sheriff Brenda

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
2016
2016
The Belko Experiment

as Peggy Displasia

2016
Lucifer

as Roberta Beliard

2015
Chicago Med

as Celeste Belkin

2015
Better Call Saul

as Legal Aid Employee

2014
Perfect Sisters

as Aunt Martha

2014
Wildlife

as Vernita Christiansen

2012
2012
Hava Nagila: The Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2012
Longmire

as Darla Lamebull

2012
2010
Louie

as Gretchen

2009
The Informant!

as Liz Taylor

2009
2008
2007
Private Practice

as Ashley Minahan

2007
2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party

as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)

2007
2007
2006
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes

as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)

2006
Heroes

as Dale Smither

2006
2006
2006
Broken Trail

as Big Rump Kate

2006
Holly Hobbie & Friends

as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)

2006
2005
Criminal Minds

as Lila May

2005
Bones

as Erica Turner

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
Boston Legal

as Helen Binder

2004
LAX

as Pam

2003
Runaway Jury

as Millie Dupree

2002
Without a Trace

as Sharon Zenowich

2001
The Guardian

as Barbara Ludzinski

2001
Six Feet Under

as Marilyn Johnson

2000
Boston Public

as Billy's Mom

2000
2000
The Perfect Storm

as Irene "Big Red" Johnson

1999
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
Almost Heroes

as Execution Witness

1997
Amistad

as Mrs. Pendleton

1997
Heartless

as Connie

1997
Ally McBeal

as Angela Tharpe

1997
1997
1997
Gridlock'd

as Nurse

1997
Los Locos

as Sister Drexel

1996
1996
Twister

as Mother

1995
1995
A Little Princess

as Amelia Minchin

1994
The Crazysitter

as German Nanny

1994
ER

as Grollman

1993
The X-Files

as Driver

1993
Reckless Kelly

as Entertainment Reporter

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
1989
1988
Addicted to His Love

as Woman at Video Dating Service

1988