You Can't Win
2026 · Movie
as Salt Chunk Mary
Rusty Schwimmer
1962-08-25
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rusty Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday
2025 · Movie
as Self
The Last Frontier
2025 · TV Show
as Katherine Van Horn
The Pitt
2025 · TV Show
as Monica Peters
Penitentia
2023 · Movie
as Shelly Wolf
North of the 10
2022 · Movie
as Jackie
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022 · Movie
as Sara
The Black Disquisition
2021 · Movie
as Employee
Rushed
2021 · Movie
as Joan
Killing Eleanor
2020 · Movie
as Pam
Keep It Quiet
2020 · Movie
as Corey
The Short History of the Long Road
2019 · Movie
as Marcie
The Righteous Gemstones
2019 · TV Show
as Sheriff Brenda
30 Miles from Nowhere
2018 · Movie
as Officer Marsh
Melvin Smarty
2018 · Movie
as Margie
9-1-1
2018 · TV Show
as Edna
American Fable
2017 · Movie
as Ethel
The Belko Experiment
2017 · Movie
as Peggy Displasia
Wild Honey
2017 · Movie
as Gabby
Blood Stripe
2016 · Movie
as Dot
Lucifer
2016 · TV Show
as Roberta Beliard
The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man
2015 · Movie
Chicago Med
2015 · TV Show
as Celeste Belkin
Better Call Saul
2015 · TV Show
as Legal Aid Employee
Perfect Sisters
2014 · Movie
as Aunt Martha
Wildlife
2014 · Movie
as Vernita Christiansen
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013 · Movie
as Self
Scrooge & Marley
2012 · Movie
as Freda
The Sessions
2012 · Movie
as Joan
Hava Nagila: The Movie
2012 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
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Georgia
2012 · TV Show
as Sunshine
Longmire
2012 · TV Show
as Darla Lamebull
Louie
2010 · TV Show
as Gretchen
The Informant!
2009 · Movie
as Liz Taylor
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · TV Show
as Sandra
Pants on Fire
2008 · Movie
as Peggy
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008 · TV Show
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Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party
2007 · Movie
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
The Hawk Is Dying
2007 · Movie
as Precious
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
2007 · Movie
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures
2007 · Movie
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Private Practice
2007 · TV Show
as Ashley Minahan
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
2006 · Movie
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Beautiful Dreamer
2006 · Movie
as Jeannie
Shark
2006 · TV Show
as Wendy Dunmiller
Heroes
2006 · TV Show
as Dale Smither
Broken Trail
2006 · TV Show
as Big Rump Kate
Holly Hobbie & Friends
2006 · TV Show
as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Mozart and the Whale
2005 · Movie
as Gracie
North Country
2005 · Movie
as Big Betty
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
as Mama Squirrel (voice)
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
as Lila May
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
as Patricia Phillips
Bones
2005 · TV Show
as Erica Turner
Numb3rs
2005 · TV Show
as Deanne Drake
Desperate Housewives
2004 · TV Show
as Toni
LAX
2004 · TV Show
as Pam
Boston Legal
2004 · TV Show
as Helen Binder
Runaway Jury
2003 · Movie
as Millie Dupree
Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman
2003 · Movie
as Ronette
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
as Sharon Zenowich
John John in the Sky
2001 · Movie
as Zeola
The Princess and the Pea
2001 · Movie
as Mama Pat
Six Feet Under
2001 · TV Show
as Marilyn Johnson
The Guardian
2001 · TV Show
as Barbara Ludzinski
The Perfect Storm
2000 · Movie
as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
Boston Public
2000 · TV Show
as Billy's Mom
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
as Lorna Tenney
Gilmore Girls
2000 · TV Show
as Bruce
EDtv
1999 · Movie
as Alice
Providence
1999 · TV Show
as Ms. Polly Maravich
Judging Amy
1999 · TV Show
as Alice Benedict
Ladies Man
1999 · TV Show
as Mel
The Thin Pink Line
1998 · Movie
as Nora Finkelheimer
Almost Heroes
1998 · Movie
as Execution Witness
Oh Baby
1998 · TV Show
Amistad
1997 · Movie
as Mrs. Pendleton
Heartless
1997 · Movie
as Connie
Prison of Secrets
1997 · Movie
as Carla
Los Locos
1997 · Movie
as Sister Drexel
North Shore Fish
1997 · Movie
as Josie
Gridlock'd
1997 · Movie
as Nurse
Ally McBeal
1997 · TV Show
as Angela Tharpe
Between Brothers
1997 · TV Show
as Emma Sweet
If These Walls Could Talk
1996 · Movie
as Prayer Group
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
1996 · Movie
as Rosa
Twister
1996 · Movie
as Mother
Arli$$
1996 · TV Show
as Kate Meredith, Inkeeper
The Louie Show
1996 · TV Show
as Nurse
A Little Princess
1995 · Movie
as Amelia Minchin
Down, Out and Dangerous
1995 · Movie
as Bartender
Lone Justice 2
1995 · Movie
as Emma
The Crazysitter
1994 · Movie
as German Nanny
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV Show
as Veronica Sarison
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Grollman
Darkness Before Dawn
1993 · Movie
as Evelyn
Reckless Kelly
1993 · Movie
as Entertainment Reporter
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993 · Movie
as Joey B.
The X-Files
1993 · TV Show
as Driver
Ned Blessing
1993 · TV Show
Candyman
1992 · Movie
as Policewoman
Getting Up and Going Home
1992 · Movie
as Julia Stevenson
Sleepwalkers
1992 · Movie
as Housewife
T Bone N Weasel
1992 · Movie
as Verna Mae
Stand By Your Man
1992 · TV Show
as Gloria
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991 · Movie
as Drunk
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · TV Show
as Big Bertha
Angels of the City
1989 · Movie
as Bookworm
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
as Carla
Life Goes On
1989 · TV Show
Addicted to His Love
1988 · Movie
as Woman at Video Dating Service
The Dirk Diggler Story
1988 · Movie
as Candy Kane
Married... with Children
1987 · TV Show
as Babs
