Rusty Schwimmer

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

Grey's Anatomy

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Bones

Private Practice

American Dad!

Desperate Housewives

All Movies (65)

• You Can't Win2026 · as Salt Chunk Mary
• Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday2025 · as Self
• Penitentia2023 · as Shelly Wolf
• The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special2022 · as Sara
• North of the 102022 · as Jackie
• The Black Disquisition2021 · as Employee
• Rushed2021 · as Joan
• Killing Eleanor2020 · as Pam
• Keep It Quiet2020 · as Corey
• The Short History of the Long Road2019 · as Marcie
• 30 Miles from Nowhere2018 · as Officer Marsh
• Melvin Smarty2018 · as Margie
• Wild Honey2017 · as Gabby
• The Belko Experiment2017 · as Peggy Displasia
• American Fable2017 · as Ethel
• Blood Stripe2016 · as Dot
• The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man2015
• Perfect Sisters2014 · as Aunt Martha
• Wildlife2014 · as Vernita Christiansen
• Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th2013 · as Self
• Scrooge & Marley2012 · as Freda
• Hava Nagila: The Movie2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Sessions2012 · as Joan
• The Informant!2009 · as Liz Taylor
• Pants on Fire2008 · as Peggy
• Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever2007 · as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
• Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party2007 · as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
• The Hawk Is Dying2007 · as Precious
• Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures2007 · as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
• Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes2006 · as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
• Beautiful Dreamer2006 · as Jeannie
• Mozart and the Whale2005 · as Gracie
• North Country2005 · as Big Betty
• Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman2003 · as Ronette
• Runaway Jury2003 · as Millie Dupree
• John John in the Sky2001 · as Zeola
• The Princess and the Pea2001 · as Mama Pat
• The Perfect Storm2000 · as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
• EDtv1999 · as Alice
• The Thin Pink Line1998 · as Nora Finkelheimer
• Almost Heroes1998 · as Execution Witness
• Amistad1997 · as Mrs. Pendleton
• Heartless1997 · as Connie
• Prison of Secrets1997 · as Carla
• North Shore Fish1997 · as Josie
• Gridlock'd1997 · as Nurse
• Los Locos1997 · as Sister Drexel
• The Man Who Captured Eichmann1996 · as Rosa
• If These Walls Could Talk1996 · as Prayer Group
• Twister1996 · as Mother
• Down, Out and Dangerous1995 · as Bartender
• Lone Justice 21995 · as Emma
• A Little Princess1995 · as Amelia Minchin
• The Crazysitter1994 · as German Nanny
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday1993 · as Joey B.
• Reckless Kelly1993 · as Entertainment Reporter
• Darkness Before Dawn1993 · as Evelyn
• T Bone N Weasel1992 · as Verna Mae
• Candyman1992 · as Policewoman
• Getting Up and Going Home1992 · as Julia Stevenson
• Sleepwalkers1992 · as Housewife
• Highlander II: The Quickening1991 · as Drunk
• Angels of the City1989 · as Bookworm
• Addicted to His Love1988 · as Woman at Video Dating Service
• The Dirk Diggler Story1988 · as Candy Kane

All TV Shows (51)

• The Last Frontier2025 · as Katherine Van Horn
• The Pitt2025 · as Monica Peters
• The Righteous Gemstones2019 · as Sheriff Brenda
• 9-1-12018 · as Edna
• Lucifer2016 · as Roberta Beliard
• Chicago Med2015 · as Celeste Belkin
• Better Call Saul2015 · as Legal Aid Employee
• Georgia2012 · as Sunshine
• Longmire2012 · as Darla Lamebull
• Louie2010 · as Gretchen
• Drop Dead Diva2009 · as Sandra
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager2008
• Private Practice2007 · as Ashley Minahan
• Heroes2006 · as Dale Smither
• Shark2006 · as Wendy Dunmiller
• The Megan Mullally Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• Broken Trail2006 · as Big Rump Kate
• Holly Hobbie & Friends2006 · as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
• Criminal Minds2005 · as Lila May
• Criminal Minds2005
• Bones2005 · as Erica Turner
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Patricia Phillips
• American Dad!2005 · as Mama Squirrel (voice)
• Numb3rs2005 · as Deanne Drake
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Toni
• Boston Legal2004 · as Helen Binder
• LAX2004 · as Pam
• Without a Trace2002 · as Sharon Zenowich
• The Guardian2001 · as Barbara Ludzinski
• Six Feet Under2001 · as Marilyn Johnson
• Boston Public2000 · as Billy's Mom
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Lorna Tenney
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Bruce
• Ladies Man1999 · as Mel
• Judging Amy1999 · as Alice Benedict
• Providence1999 · as Ms. Polly Maravich
• Oh Baby1998
• Between Brothers1997 · as Emma Sweet
• Ally McBeal1997 · as Angela Tharpe
• Arli$$1996 · as Kate Meredith
• Arli$$1996 · as Inkeeper
• The Louie Show1996 · as Nurse
• ER1994 · as Grollman
• Chicago Hope1994 · as Veronica Sarison
• The X-Files1993 · as Driver
• Ned Blessing1993
• Stand By Your Man1992 · as Gloria
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · as Big Bertha
• Life Goes On1989
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Carla
• Married... with Children1987 · as Babs