Rusty Schwimmer
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Patricia Phillips
2005
Series
Criminal Minds
Lila May
2005
Series
Criminal Minds
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Lorna Tenney
2000
Series
Bones
Erica Turner
2005
Series
American Dad!
Mama Squirrel (voice)
2005
Series
9-1-1
Edna
2018
Series
Desperate Housewives
Toni
2004
Series
Lucifer
Roberta Beliard
2016
Series
The Pitt
Monica Peters
2025
Series
Chicago Med
Celeste Belkin
2015
Series
Better Call Saul
Legal Aid Employee
2015
Series
The X-Files
Driver
1993
Series
Married... with Children
Babs
1987
Series
Gilmore Girls
Bruce
2000
Series
Heroes
Dale Smither
2006
Series
Chicago Hope
Veronica Sarison
1994
Series
ER
Grollman
1994
Series
Without a Trace
Sharon Zenowich
2002
Series
Boston Legal
Helen Binder
2004
Series
Numb3rs
Deanne Drake
2005
Series
Six Feet Under
Marilyn Johnson
2001
Series
Private Practice
Ashley Minahan
2007
Series
Judging Amy
Alice Benedict
1999
Series
The Righteous Gemstones
Sheriff Brenda
2019
Series
Longmire
Darla Lamebull
2012
Series
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
Series
The Last Frontier
Katherine Van Horn
2025
Series
Arli$$
Kate Meredith
1996
Series
Arli$$
Inkeeper
1996
Series
Drop Dead Diva
Sandra
2009
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Carla
1989
Series
The Guardian
Barbara Ludzinski
2001
Series
Boston Public
Billy's Mom
2000
Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Big Bertha
1990
Series
Providence
Ms. Polly Maravich
1999
Film
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Sara
2022
Series
Ally McBeal
Angela Tharpe
1997
Series
Oh Baby
1998
Series
Louie
Gretchen
2010
Film
Twister
Mother
1996
Series
Shark
Wendy Dunmiller
2006
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Life Goes On
1989
Film
Runaway Jury
Millie Dupree
2003
Film
The Perfect Storm
Irene "Big Red" Johnson
2000
Series
LAX
Pam
2004
Series
Ladies Man
Mel
1999
Film
Candyman
Policewoman
1992
Film
A Little Princess
Amelia Minchin
1995
Film
The Belko Experiment
Peggy Displasia
2017
Film
Sleepwalkers
Housewife
1992
Film
North Country
Big Betty
2005
Film
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Joey B.
1993
Series
Broken Trail
Big Rump Kate
2006
Film
The Sessions
Joan
2012
Film
The Informant!
Liz Taylor
2009
Film
Highlander II: The Quickening
Drunk
1991
Film
Gridlock'd
Nurse
1997
Film
EDtv
Alice
1999
Series
Between Brothers
Emma Sweet
1997
Film
Almost Heroes
Execution Witness
1998
Film
You Can't Win
Salt Chunk Mary
2026
Series
The Louie Show
Nurse
1996
Film
Perfect Sisters
Aunt Martha
2014
Film
The Dirk Diggler Story
Candy Kane
1988
Film
If These Walls Could Talk
Prayer Group
1996
Film
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Self
2013
Film
The Short History of the Long Road
Marcie
2019
Film
Mozart and the Whale
Gracie
2005
Film
Scrooge & Marley
Freda
2012
Series
Stand By Your Man
Gloria
1992
Series
Holly Hobbie & Friends
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
Film
Rushed
Joan
2021
Film
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
Film
North Shore Fish
Josie
1997
Series
Ned Blessing
1993
Film
The Thin Pink Line
Nora Finkelheimer
1998
Film
Prison of Secrets
Carla
1997
Film
30 Miles from Nowhere
Officer Marsh
2018
Film
The Hawk Is Dying
Precious
2007
Film
Reckless Kelly
Entertainment Reporter
1993
Film
Killing Eleanor
Pam
2020
Film
Amistad
Mrs. Pendleton
1997
Film
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
Rosa
1996
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
Georgia
Sunshine
2012
Film
The Crazysitter
German Nanny
1994
Film
Heartless
Connie
1997
Film
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
Ronette
2003
Film
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006
Film
Down, Out and Dangerous
Bartender
1995
Film
American Fable
Ethel
2017
Film
Getting Up and Going Home
Julia Stevenson
1992
Film
Pants on Fire
Peggy
2008
Film
Keep It Quiet
Corey
2020
Film
Hava Nagila: The Movie
Narrator (voice)
2012
Film
Addicted to His Love
Woman at Video Dating Service
1988
Film
Beautiful Dreamer
Jeannie
2006
Film
T Bone N Weasel
Verna Mae
1992
Film
Darkness Before Dawn
Evelyn
1993
Film
North of the 10
Jackie
2022
Film
Melvin Smarty
Margie
2018
Film
Los Locos
Sister Drexel
1997
Film
Angels of the City
Bookworm
1989
Film
John John in the Sky
Zeola
2001
Film
Wild Honey
Gabby
2017
Film
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures
Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007
Film
Lone Justice 2
Emma
1995
Film
Blood Stripe
Dot
2016
Film
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
Self
2025
Film
Penitentia
Shelly Wolf
2023
Film
Wildlife
Vernita Christiansen
2014
Film
The Princess and the Pea
Mama Pat
2001
Film
The Black Disquisition
Employee
2021
Film
The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man
2015