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Rusty Schwimmer

Acting

Born August 25, 1962 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as Rusty Schwimer

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.​

Filmography50+ titles

Getting Up and Going Home

1992as Julia Stevenson

Between Brothers

as Emma Sweet

The Pitt

2025as Monica Peters

Better Call Saul

2015as Legal Aid Employee

Killing Eleanor

2020as Pam

Lucifer

2016as Roberta Beliard

The X-Files

1993as Driver

Chicago Med

2015as Celeste Belkin

Criminal Minds

2005as Lila May

9-1-1

2018as Edna

Bones

2005as Erica Turner

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Patricia Phillips

Six Feet Under

2001as Marilyn Johnson

Darkness Before Dawn

1993as Evelyn

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Carla

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013as Self

Boston Legal

2004as Helen Binder

Desperate Housewives

2004as Toni

Gilmore Girls

2000as Bruce

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990as Big Bertha

Louie

2010as Gretchen

ER

1994as Grollman

Longmire

2012as Darla Lamebull

Drop Dead Diva

2009as Sandra

Married... with Children

1987as Babs

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Lorna Tenney

A Little Princess

1995as Amelia Minchin

Private Practice

2007as Ashley Minahan

The Righteous Gemstones

2019as Sheriff Brenda

Heroes

2006as Dale Smither

Wild Honey

2017as Gabby

Without a Trace

2002as Sharon Zenowich

The Last Frontier

2025as Katherine Van Horn

North Country

2005as Big Betty

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022as Sara

The Short History of the Long Road

2019as Marcie

Hava Nagila: The Movie

2012as Narrator (voice)

American Dad!

2005as Mama Squirrel (voice)

Numb3rs

2005as Deanne Drake

Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman

2003as Ronette

The Guardian

2001as Barbara Ludzinski

Amistad

1997as Mrs. Pendleton

The Sessions

2012as Joan

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

2008

Runaway Jury

2003as Millie Dupree

Broken Trail

as Big Rump Kate

Arli$$

1996as Inkeeper

Rushed

2021as Joan

Shark

2006as Wendy Dunmiller

If These Walls Could Talk

1996as Prayer Group