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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 25, 1962
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Rusty Schwimer
Rusty Schwimmer
1.0 Popularity
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.
Known For
0.0
Self
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
2025
6.0
Shelly Wolf
Penitentia
2023
7.1
Sara
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
4.5
Jackie
North of the 10
2022
0.0
Employee
The Black Disquisition
2021
7.0
Joan
Rushed
2021
8.5
Pam
Killing Eleanor
2020
9.0
Corey
Keep It Quiet
2020
7.4
Sheriff Brenda
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
7.1
Marcie
The Short History of the Long Road
2019
Credits
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
as Self
2025
0.0
Penitentia
as Shelly Wolf
2023
6.0
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Sara
2022
7.1
North of the 10
as Jackie
2022
4.5
The Black Disquisition
as Employee
2021
0.0
Rushed
as Joan
2021
7.0
Killing Eleanor
as Pam
2020
8.5
Keep It Quiet
as Corey
2020
9.0
The Righteous Gemstones
as Sheriff Brenda
2019
7.4
The Short History of the Long Road
as Marcie
2019
7.1
30 Miles from Nowhere
as Officer Marsh
2018
4.4
Melvin Smarty
as Margie
2018
3.5
9-1-1
as Edna
2018
8.2
Wild Honey
as Gabby
2017
7.3
American Fable
as Ethel
2017
6.0
Blood Stripe
as Dot
2016
6.0
The Belko Experiment
as Peggy Displasia
2016
6.1
Lucifer
as Roberta Beliard
2016
8.4
Chicago Med
as Celeste Belkin
2015
8.3
The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man
2015
1.0
Better Call Saul
as Legal Aid Employee
2015
8.7
Perfect Sisters
as Aunt Martha
2014
5.8
Wildlife
as Vernita Christiansen
2014
0.0
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013
7.9
Scrooge & Marley
as Freda
2012
4.4
🎬
Georgia
as Sunshine
2012
0.0
Hava Nagila: The Movie
as Narrator (voice)
2012
7.0
Longmire
as Darla Lamebull
2012
7.7
The Sessions
as Joan
2012
6.9
Louie
as Gretchen
2010
7.8
The Informant!
as Liz Taylor
2009
6.1
Drop Dead Diva
as Sandra
2009
7.7
Pants on Fire
as Peggy
2008
0.0
Private Practice
as Ashley Minahan
2007
7.5
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
10.0
🎬
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
0.0
The Hawk Is Dying
as Precious
2007
4.8
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
5.5
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
0.0
Heroes
as Dale Smither
2006
7.5
Shark
2006
6.8
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.2
Broken Trail
as Big Rump Kate
2006
6.9
Holly Hobbie & Friends
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
10.0
Beautiful Dreamer
as Jeannie
2006
5.0
Criminal Minds
as Lila May
2005
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
8.3
Bones
as Erica Turner
2005
8.2
Mozart and the Whale
as Gracie
2005
6.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Patricia Phillips
2005
8.2
North Country
as Big Betty
2005
7.3
American Dad!
as Mama Squirrel (voice)
2005
7.0
Desperate Housewives
as Toni
2004
7.9
Boston Legal
as Helen Binder
2004
7.9
LAX
as Pam
2004
7.4
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
as Ronette
2003
5.0
Runaway Jury
as Millie Dupree
2003
6.9
Without a Trace
as Sharon Zenowich
2002
7.2
The Guardian
as Barbara Ludzinski
2001
6.8
John John in the Sky
as Zeola
2001
5.8
Six Feet Under
as Marilyn Johnson
2001
8.1
Boston Public
as Billy's Mom
2000
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Lorna Tenney
2000
7.6
Gilmore Girls
as Bruce
2000
7.9
The Perfect Storm
as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
2000
6.5
Ladies Man
as Mel
1999
7.2
Judging Amy
as Alice Benedict
1999
7.5
EDtv
as Alice
1999
6.0
Providence
as Ms. Polly Maravich
1999
6.5
The Thin Pink Line
as Nora Finkelheimer
1998
4.9
Oh Baby
1998
5.0
Almost Heroes
as Execution Witness
1998
5.4
Amistad
as Mrs. Pendleton
1997
7.0
Heartless
as Connie
1997
3.3
Ally McBeal
as Angela Tharpe
1997
6.6
Prison of Secrets
as Carla
1997
5.1
North Shore Fish
as Josie
1997
0.0
Los Locos
as Sister Drexel
1997
2.3
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
as Rosa
1996
5.9
If These Walls Could Talk
as Prayer Group
1996
6.7
Twister
as Mother
1996
6.5
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Bartender
1995
6.5
A Little Princess
as Amelia Minchin
1995
7.6
The Crazysitter
as German Nanny
1994
4.9
ER
as Grollman
1994
7.8
Chicago Hope
1994
7.2
The X-Files
as Driver
1993
8.4
Ned Blessing
1993
5.0
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
as Joey B.
1993
4.6
Reckless Kelly
as Entertainment Reporter
1993
4.3
Darkness Before Dawn
as Evelyn
1993
7.5
T Bone N Weasel
as Verna Mae
1992
3.5
Candyman
as Policewoman
1992
6.6
Getting Up and Going Home
as Julia Stevenson
1992
0.0
Sleepwalkers
as Housewife
1992
6.0
Stand By Your Man
as Gloria
1992
6.0
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Drunk
1991
4.7
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Big Bertha
1990
7.9
Life Goes On
1989
6.4
Angels of the City
as Bookworm
1989
3.7
Tales from the Crypt
as Carla
1989
8.0
Addicted to His Love
as Woman at Video Dating Service
1988
6.0
The Dirk Diggler Story
as Candy Kane
1988
5.2
Married... with Children
as Babs
1987
7.7