Personal Info
Birth date
1962-08-25 (63 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Rusty Schwimer
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.
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy
8.2
Overview:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.Criminal Minds
8.3
Overview:
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.631
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.Bones
8.208
Overview:
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.Lucifer
8.444
Overview:
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.Gilmore Girls
7.9
Overview:
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.American Dad!
6.989
Overview:
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."9-1-1
8.217
Overview:
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.Desperate Housewives
7.924
Overview:
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.The X-Files
8.377
Overview:
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.Better Call Saul
8.693
Overview:
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".Chicago Med
8.291
Overview:
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.Without a Trace
7.2
Overview:
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.ER
7.835
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.Married... with Children
7.716
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Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.Numb3rs
7.031
Overview:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.Boston Legal
7.892
Overview:
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.Judging Amy
7.512
Overview:
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.Heroes
7.455
Overview:
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.The Guardian
6.8
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Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.Chicago Hope
7.2
Overview:
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.Six Feet Under
8.1
Overview:
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.The Righteous Gemstones
7.424
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The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.Private Practice
7.541
Overview:
Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibilities. She reunites with her friends from medical school, joining them at their chic, co-op, Oceanside Wellness Center in Santa Monica.Longmire
7.689
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A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the “Walt Longmire” series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson.Tales from the Crypt
7.96
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.925
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Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.Acting
2025Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday as Self
2023Penitentia as Shelly Wolf
2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Sara
2022North of the 10 as Jackie
2021The Black Disquisition as Employee
2021Rushed as Joan
2020Killing Eleanor as Pam
2020Keep It Quiet as Corey
2019The Righteous Gemstones (4 Episodes) as Sheriff Brenda
2019The Short History of the Long Road as Marcie
201830 Miles from Nowhere as Officer Marsh
2018Melvin Smarty as Margie
20189-1-1 (1 Episode) as Edna
2017Wild Honey as Gabby
2017American Fable as Ethel
2016Blood Stripe as Dot
2016The Belko Experiment as Peggy Displasia
2016Lucifer (1 Episode) as Roberta Beliard
2015Chicago Med (1 Episode) as Celeste Belkin
2015The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man as Unknown
2015Better Call Saul (1 Episode) as Legal Aid Employee
2014Perfect Sisters as Aunt Martha
2014Wildlife as Vernita Christiansen
2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self
2012Scrooge & Marley as Freda
2012Georgia (1 Episode) as Sunshine
2012Hava Nagila: The Movie as Narrator (voice)
2012Longmire (1 Episode) as Darla Lamebull
2012The Sessions as Joan
2010Louie (1 Episode) as Gretchen
2009The Informant! as Liz Taylor
2009Drop Dead Diva (1 Episode) as Sandra
2008Pants on Fire as Peggy
2007Private Practice (1 Episode) as Ashley Minahan
2007Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2007The Hawk Is Dying as Precious
2007Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006Heroes (1 Episode) as Dale Smither
2006Shark (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006The Megan Mullally Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2006Broken Trail (2 Episodes) as Big Rump Kate
2006Holly Hobbie & Friends (6 Episodes) as Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
2006Beautiful Dreamer as Jeannie
2005Criminal Minds (1, 1 Episode) as Lila May, Unknown
2005Bones (1 Episode) as Erica Turner
2005Mozart and the Whale as Gracie
2005Grey's Anatomy (1 Episode) as Patricia Phillips
2005North Country as Big Betty
2005American Dad! (1 Episode) as Mama Squirrel (voice)
2005Numb3rs (1 Episode) as Deanne Drake
2004Desperate Housewives (1 Episode) as Toni
2004Boston Legal (1 Episode) as Helen Binder
2004LAX (1 Episode) as Pam
2003Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman as Ronette
2003Runaway Jury as Millie Dupree
2002Without a Trace (1 Episode) as Sharon Zenowich
2001The Guardian (9 Episodes) as Barbara Ludzinski
2001John John in the Sky as Zeola
2001Six Feet Under (1 Episode) as Marilyn Johnson
2001The Princess and the Pea as Mama Pat
2000Boston Public (1 Episode) as Billy's Mom
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Lorna Tenney
2000Gilmore Girls (2 Episodes) as Bruce
2000The Perfect Storm as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
1999Ladies Man (5 Episodes) as Mel
1999Judging Amy (1 Episode) as Alice Benedict
1999EDtv as Alice
1999Providence (1 Episode) as Ms. Polly Maravich
1998The Thin Pink Line as Nora Finkelheimer
1998Oh Baby (1 Episode) as Unknown
1998Almost Heroes as Execution Witness
1997Amistad as Mrs. Pendleton
1997Heartless as Connie
1997Ally McBeal (1 Episode) as Angela Tharpe
1997Prison of Secrets as Carla
1997North Shore Fish as Josie
1997Gridlock'd as Nurse
1997Los Locos as Sister Drexel
1996The Man Who Captured Eichmann as Rosa
1996If These Walls Could Talk as Prayer Group
1996Twister as Mother
1995Down, Out and Dangerous as Bartender
1995A Little Princess as Amelia Minchin
1994The Crazysitter as German Nanny
1994ER (1 Episode) as Grollman
1994Chicago Hope (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993The X-Files (1 Episode) as Driver
1993Ned Blessing (4 Episodes) as Unknown
1993Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday as Joey B.
1993Reckless Kelly as Entertainment Reporter
1993Darkness Before Dawn as Evelyn
1992T Bone N Weasel as Verna Mae
1992Candyman as Policewoman
1992Getting Up and Going Home as Julia Stevenson
1992Sleepwalkers as Housewife
1992Stand By Your Man (7 Episodes) as Gloria
1991Highlander II: The Quickening as Drunk
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1 Episode) as Big Bertha
1989Life Goes On (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989Angels of the City as Bookworm
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Carla
1988Addicted to His Love as Woman at Video Dating Service
1988The Dirk Diggler Story as Candy Kane
1987Married... with Children (1 Episode) as Babs