Rusty Schwimmer

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Rusty Schwimmer
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

Rusty Schwimmer is an American character actress and singer. She has appeared in films such as A Little Princess (1995), Twister (1996), The Perfect Storm (2000), Runaway Jury (2003), North Country (2005), The Informant! (2009), and The Sessions (2012).

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Early life

Schwimmer was raised in Chicago. She attended New Trier High School in suburban Winnetka, with her best friend, actress Virginia Madsen. [1]

Career

Schwimmer made her film debut in 1988, appearing in Memories of Me . She had small parts in Highlander II: The Quickening , Sleepwalkers and Candyman , before playing Joey B in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). In 1995, she starred as Amelia Minchin in A Little Princess directed by Alfonso Cuarón. [2] She went on to appear as Mrs. Thornton (Jo Harding's mother) in Twister (1996), Mrs Pendleton in Amistad (1997), Gridlock'd (1997), Alice in EDtv (1999), Irene "Big Red" Johnson in The Perfect Storm (2000), Millie Dupree in Runaway Jury (2003), Big Betty in North Country (2005), and as office worker Peggy Displasia in The Belko Experiment in 2016.

On television, Schwimmer had a starring role in the 2006 Western miniseries Broken Trail playing "Big Rump" Kate Becker. From 2001 to 2003, she had a recurring role as Barbara Ludzinski on the CBS legal drama The Guardian . Schwimmer has also appeared in guest starring roles in several television series, including 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 , Criminal Minds , Heroes , Desperate Housewives , Boston Legal , Private Practice , Six Feet Under , Drop Dead Diva , Louie , Lucifer , Grey's Anatomy , Bones and Better Call Saul . She also appeared in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special .

Schwimmer also appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson’s teenage short film The Dirk Diggler Story , an early version of Boogie Nights .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Memories of Me Strawberry
1988 The Dirk Diggler Story Candy KaneShort
1989Angels of the CityBookworm
1991 Highlander II: The Quickening Drunk
1992 Sleepwalkers Housewife
1992 Candyman Policewoman
1993 Reckless Kelly Entertainment Reporter
1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Joey B.
1994 The Crazysitter German Nanny
1995 A Little Princess Amelia Minchin
1995Lone Justice 2Emma
1996 Twister Mrs. Thornton
1997 Gridlock'd Nurse
1997 Amistad Mrs. Pendleton
1997 Los Locos Sister Drexel
1998 Almost Heroes Execution WitnessUncredited
1998 The Thin Pink Line Nora Finkelheimer
1999 EDtv Alice
1999Ballad of the NightingaleDistributor
2000 The Perfect Storm Irene 'Big Red' Johnson
2000 I'll Wave Back Zeola
2003 Runaway Jury Millie Dupree
2003 Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman Ronette
2005 Mozart and the Whale Gracie
2005 North Country Big Betty
2006 The Hawk Is Dying Precious
2006 Beautiful Dreamer Jeannie
2008Fly Like MercuryDr. Sims
2008Pants on FirePeggy
2009 The Informant! Liz Taylor
2012 The Sessions Jan
2012 Scrooge & Marley Freda
2012Melvin SmartyMargie
2014 Perfect Sisters Aunt Martha
2014Sunken CityWanda
2015The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married ManKim
2016 American Fable Ethel
2016Blood StripeDot
2016 The Belko Experiment Peggy Displasia
2017Wild HoneyGabby
2018 30 Miles from Nowhere Officer Marsh
2019 The Short History of the Long Road Marcie
2020Killing EleanorPam
2021 Rushed Joan
2022North of the 10Jackie
TBAYou Can't WinSalt Chunk Mary
TBAPenitentiaShelly Wolf

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Addicted to His LoveWoman at Video Dating ServiceTelevision film
1990 Running Against Time Sales Rep
1991 Parker Lewis Can't Lose LadyEpisode: "Teens from a Mall"
1991 Life Goes On TeacherEpisode: "Armageddon"
1992 Stand by Your Man GloriaTelevision film
1992Getting Up and Going HomeJulia Stevenson
1992 T Bone N Weasel Verna Mae
1992–1995 Picket Fences Julia Boles / Sheila3 episodes
1993Darkness Before DawnEvelynTelevision film
1993 In the Heat of the Night Betty Simms2 episodes
1993 Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life Big Emma5 episodes
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Big BerthaEpisode: "Fresh Prince: The Movie"
1994 Tales from the Crypt CarlaEpisode: "In the Groove"
1995 Married... with Children BabsEpisode: "And Bingo Was Her Game-O"
1995 ER GrollmanEpisode: "Men Plan, God Laughs"
199518 Minutes in AlbuquerqueBus DriverTelevision film
1995 Down, Out & Dangerous Bartender
1996 The Louie Show NurseEpisode: "Louie's Little Trip"
1996 Chicago Hope Veronica SarisonEpisode: "Quiet Riot"
1996 If These Walls Could Talk Prayer GroupTelevision film
1996 The Man Who Captured Eichmann Rosa
1997North Shore FishNurse
1997 Prison of Secrets Carla
1997 Ally McBeal Angela TharpeEpisode: "The Promise"
1997 Heartless ConnieTelevision film
1999 Providence Ms. Polly MaravichEpisode: "All Good Dogs Go to Heaven"
1999 Tracey Takes On... ProtestorEpisode: "Erotica"
1999AllyAngela TharpeEpisode: "The Promise"
2000 Judging Amy Alice BenedictEpisode: "Culture Clash"
2000 The X-Files DriverEpisode: "Roadrunners"
2000–2001 Ladies Man Mel4 episodes
2001, 2002 Arliss Inkeeper / Rusty Schwimmer2 episodes
2001–2003 The Guardian Barbara Ludzinski9 episodes
2002 Six Feet Under Marilyn JohnsonEpisode: "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
2003 My Big Fat Greek Life Permit Office ClerkEpisode: "The Free Lunch"
2003 Gilmore Girls Bruce2 episodes
2003 Clifford's Puppy Days VoiceEpisode: "Clifford's Field Trip/Helping Paws"
2004 Boston Public Billy's MomEpisode: "Chapter Eighty"
2004 LAX PamEpisode: "The Longest Morning"
2004 Boston Legal Helen BinderEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
2004 Dragnet Lorraine WatsonEpisode: "Killing Fields"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lorna TenneyEpisode: "No Humans Involved"
2006 Broken Trail Big Rump Kate2 episodes
2006 Without a Trace Sharon ZenowichEpisode: "Watch Over Me"
2006 Shark Wendy DunmillerEpisode: "Sins of the Mother"
2006 American Dad! Mama SquirrelEpisode: "Irregarding Steve"
2006–2007 Holly Hobbie & Friends Aunt Jessie Beech3 episodes
2007 Criminal Minds Lila MayEpisode: "No Way Out"
2007 Heroes Dale SmitherEpisode: "Unexpected"
2007 Desperate Housewives ToniEpisode: "Into the Woods"
2007 State of Mind Conchata Gluck / Diner Operator3 episodes
2007 Private Practice Ashley MinahanEpisode: "In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride"
2009 Numbers Deanne DrakeEpisode: "Arrow of Time"
2009 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Episode: "Summertime"
2009 Days of Our Lives Sister Claire5 episodes
2010 Bones Erica TurnerEpisode: "The Devil in the Details"
2010 Drop Dead Diva SandraEpisode: "Will & Grayson"
2010Donna's RevengeDr. Skinner2 episodes
2011 Louie GretchenEpisode: "Pregnant"
2012 Longmire Darla LamebullEpisode: "Dogs, Horses and Indians"
2012GeorgiaSunshineEpisode: "Hello, I'm Sunshine"
2013Film PigsTrudy / SelfEpisode: "A Little Rusty"
2014Greetings! From PrisonMomEpisode: "Mother Knows Nothing"
2015 Backstrom Analeigh KeeEpisode: "Corkscrewed"
2016 Heartbeat Dr. Risa BennettEpisode: "Sanctuary"
2016 Lucifer Roberta BeliardEpisode: "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer"
2016 Grey's Anatomy Patricia PhillipsEpisode: "Catastrophe and the Cure"
2017 Doubt ADA Courtney CarmodyEpisode: "Faith"
2018 Chicago Fire JillEpisode: "The One That Matters Most"
2018 Mr. Mercedes WandaEpisode: "Walk Like a Man"
2020 Paradise Lost Virgie PerkinsEpisode: "Danger to Yourself"
2022 The Righteous Gemstones Sheriff Brenda3 episodes
2022 Chicago Med Celeste BelkinEpisode: "End of the Day, Anything Can Happen"
2022 Better Call Saul Legal Aid LawyerEpisode: "Saul Gone"
2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special SaraTelevision special
2024 9-1-1 Episode: "Abandon Ships"

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