Actor
· Acting
Rusty Schwimmer
Born 1962-08-25
📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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Filmography 113
The Last Frontier
as Katherine Van Horn
2025
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
as Self
2025
The Pitt
as Monica Peters
2025
Penitentia
as Shelly Wolf
2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Sara
2022
North of the 10
as Jackie
2022
The Black Disquisition
as Employee
2021
Rushed
as Joan
2021
Killing Eleanor
as Pam
2020
Keep It Quiet
as Corey
2020
The Righteous Gemstones
as Sheriff Brenda
2019
The Short History of the Long Road
as Marcie
2019
30 Miles from Nowhere
as Officer Marsh
2018
Melvin Smarty
as Margie
2018
9-1-1
as Edna
2018
Wild Honey
as Gabby
2017
American Fable
as Ethel
2017
The Belko Experiment
as Peggy Displasia
2016
Blood Stripe
as Dot
2016
Lucifer
as Roberta Beliard
2016
Chicago Med
as Celeste Belkin
2015
The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man
2015
Better Call Saul
as Legal Aid Employee
2015
Perfect Sisters
as Aunt Martha
2014
Wildlife
as Vernita Christiansen
2014
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013
Scrooge & Marley
as Freda
2012
Hava Nagila: The Movie
as Narrator (voice)
2012
Longmire
as Darla Lamebull
2012
The Sessions
as Joan
2012
Louie
as Gretchen
2010
The Informant!
as Liz Taylor
2009
Drop Dead Diva
as Sandra
2009
Pants on Fire
as Peggy
2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
Private Practice
as Ashley Minahan
2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
The Hawk Is Dying
as Precious
2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
Heroes
as Dale Smither
2006
Shark
as Wendy Dunmiller
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
Broken Trail
as Big Rump Kate
2006
Holly Hobbie & Friends
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
Beautiful Dreamer
as Jeannie
2006
Criminal Minds
as Lila May
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
Bones
as Erica Turner
2005
Mozart and the Whale
as Gracie
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
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Toni
2004
Boston Legal
as Helen Binder
2004
LAX
as Pam
2004
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
as Ronette
2003
Runaway Jury
as Millie Dupree
2003
Without a Trace
as Sharon Zenowich
2002
The Guardian
as Barbara Ludzinski
2001
John John in the Sky
as Zeola
2001
Six Feet Under
as Marilyn Johnson
2001
The Princess and the Pea
as Mama Pat
2001
Boston Public
as Billy's Mom
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Lorna Tenney
2000
Gilmore Girls
as Bruce
2000
The Perfect Storm
as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
2000
Ladies Man
as Mel
1999
Judging Amy
as Alice Benedict
1999
EDtv
as Alice
1999
Providence
as Ms. Polly Maravich
1999
The Thin Pink Line
as Nora Finkelheimer
1998
Oh Baby
1998
Almost Heroes
as Execution Witness
1998
Amistad
as Mrs. Pendleton
1997
Heartless
as Connie
1997
Between Brothers
as Emma Sweet
1997
Ally McBeal
as Angela Tharpe
1997
Prison of Secrets
as Carla
1997
North Shore Fish
as Josie
1997
Gridlock'd
as Nurse
1997
Los Locos
as Sister Drexel
1997
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
as Rosa
1996
If These Walls Could Talk
as Prayer Group
1996
Arli$$
as Kate Meredith
1996
Arli$$
as Inkeeper
1996
Twister
as Mother
1996
The Louie Show
as Nurse
1996
Down, Out and Dangerous
as Bartender
1995
Lone Justice 2
as Emma
1995
A Little Princess
as Amelia Minchin
1995
The Crazysitter
as German Nanny
1994
ER
as Grollman
1994
Chicago Hope
as Veronica Sarison
1994
The X-Files
as Driver
1993
Ned Blessing
1993
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
as Joey B.
1993
Reckless Kelly
as Entertainment Reporter
1993
Darkness Before Dawn
as Evelyn
1993
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
Stand By Your Man
as Gloria
1992
Highlander II: The Quickening
as Drunk
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Big Bertha
1990
Life Goes On
1989
Angels of the City
as Bookworm
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Carla
1989
Addicted to His Love
as Woman at Video Dating Service
1988
The Dirk Diggler Story
as Candy Kane
1988
Married... with Children
as Babs
1987