Rusty Schwimmer
Acting • Born 1962-08-25
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
115 credits
The Perfect Storm
Movie • 2000
Irene "Big Red" Johnson
The Black Disquisition
Movie • 2021
Employee
Killing Eleanor
Movie • 2020
Pam
The Crazysitter
Movie • 1994
German Nanny
Mozart and the Whale
Movie • 2005
Gracie
Highlander II: The Quickening
Movie • 1991
Drunk
Amistad
Movie • 1997
Mrs. Pendleton
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party
Movie • 2007
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Darkness Before Dawn
Movie • 1993
Evelyn
North of the 10
Movie • 2022
Jackie
Heartless
Movie • 1997
Connie
The Thin Pink Line
Movie • 1998
Nora Finkelheimer
The Hawk Is Dying
Movie • 2007
Precious
A Little Princess
Movie • 1995
Amelia Minchin
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
Movie • 2007
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Scrooge & Marley
Movie • 2012
Freda
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures
Movie • 2007
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Prison of Secrets
Movie • 1997
Carla
Perfect Sisters
Movie • 2014
Aunt Martha
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Movie • 1993
Joey B.
Candyman
Movie • 1992
Policewoman
Addicted to His Love
Movie • 1988
Woman at Video Dating Service
Getting Up and Going Home
Movie • 1992
Julia Stevenson
Down, Out and Dangerous
Movie • 1995
Bartender
Los Locos
Movie • 1997
Sister Drexel
Rushed
Movie • 2021
Joan
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie • 2022
Sara
Penitentia
Movie • 2023
Shelly Wolf
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
Movie • 2006
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
American Fable
Movie • 2017
Ethel
Beautiful Dreamer
Movie • 2006
Jeannie
Blood Stripe
Movie • 2016
Dot
The Dirk Diggler Story
Movie • 1988
Candy Kane
Angels of the City
Movie • 1989
Bookworm
The Belko Experiment
Movie • 2016
Peggy Displasia
If These Walls Could Talk
Movie • 1996
Prayer Group
The Sessions
Movie • 2012
Joan
EDtv
Movie • 1999
Alice
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Movie • 1996
Rosa
Twister
Movie • 1996
Mother
John John in the Sky
Movie • 2001
Zeola
Wild Honey
Movie • 2017
Gabby
Runaway Jury
Movie • 2003
Millie Dupree
Wildlife
Movie • 2014
Vernita Christiansen
30 Miles from Nowhere
Movie • 2018
Officer Marsh
The Short History of the Long Road
Movie • 2019
Marcie
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
Movie • 2003
Ronette
Sleepwalkers
Movie • 1992
Housewife
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Movie • 2013
Self
T Bone N Weasel
Movie • 1992
Verna Mae
Melvin Smarty
Movie • 2018
Margie
Keep It Quiet
Movie • 2020
Corey
The Informant!
Movie • 2009
Liz Taylor
Reckless Kelly
Movie • 1993
Entertainment Reporter
Almost Heroes
Movie • 1998
Execution Witness
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
Movie • 2025
Self
North Shore Fish
Movie • 1997
Josie
Pants on Fire
Movie • 2008
Peggy
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Movie • 2012
Narrator (voice)
North Country
Movie • 2005
Big Betty
The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man
Movie • 2015
Gridlock'd
Movie • 1997
Nurse
The Princess and the Pea
Movie • 2001
Mama Pat
Lone Justice 2
Movie • 1995
Emma
Boston Public
TV • 2000
Billy's Mom
Six Feet Under
TV • 2001
Marilyn Johnson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Lorna Tenney
Shark
TV • 2006
Wendy Dunmiller
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Mama Squirrel (voice)
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Angela Tharpe
The Guardian
TV • 2001
Barbara Ludzinski
Providence
TV • 1999
Ms. Polly Maravich
Heroes
TV • 2006
Dale Smither
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Alice Benedict
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Toni
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Big Bertha
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Carla
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Sharon Zenowich
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Lila May
LAX
TV • 2004
Pam
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Driver
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Veronica Sarison
Gilmore Girls
TV • 2000
Bruce
ER
TV • 1994
Grollman
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Helen Binder
Life Goes On
TV • 1989
Stand By Your Man
TV • 1992
Gloria
Broken Trail
TV • 2006
Big Rump Kate
Ned Blessing
TV • 1993
Georgia
TV • 2012
Sunshine
Holly Hobbie & Friends
TV • 2006
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
The Righteous Gemstones
TV • 2019
Sheriff Brenda
Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Babs
Lucifer
TV • 2016
Roberta Beliard
Ladies Man
TV • 1999
Mel
Oh Baby
TV • 1998
Drop Dead Diva
TV • 2009
Sandra
Chicago Med
TV • 2015
Celeste Belkin
Better Call Saul
TV • 2015
Legal Aid Employee
Louie
TV • 2010
Gretchen
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Patricia Phillips
Bones
TV • 2005
Erica Turner
Longmire
TV • 2012
Darla Lamebull
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Edna
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Ashley Minahan
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Deanne Drake
The Last Frontier
TV • 2025
Katherine Van Horn
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
TV • 2008
Between Brothers
TV • 1997
Emma Sweet
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Kate Meredith
The Louie Show
TV • 1996
Nurse
The Pitt
TV • 2025
Monica Peters
Arli$$
TV • 1996
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