Rusty Schwimmer
Actress
64 years (Aug 25, 1962)Chicago, Illinois, USA
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Rusty Schwimmer has become a familiar face who has rarely been away from the screen for long. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Twister'. Viewers may also know her from 'The Perfect Storm'.
Rusty Schwimmer
Actress
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Rusty Schwimmer has become a familiar face who has rarely been away from the screen for long. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Twister'. Viewers may also know her from 'The Perfect Storm'.
50 Movies
Plays Irene "Big Red" Johnson
The Perfect Storm
2000
Plays Mother
Twister
1996
Plays Joey B.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993
Plays Policewoman
Candyman
1992
Plays Millie Dupree
Runaway Jury
2003
Plays Housewife
Sleepwalkers
1992
Plays Peggy Displasia
The Belko Experiment
2017
Plays Joan
The Sessions
2012
Plays Drunk
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
Plays Liz Taylor
The Informant!
2009
Plays Amelia Minchin
A Little Princess
1995
Plays Freda
Scrooge & Marley
2012
Plays Alice
EDtv
1999
Plays Salt Chunk Mary
You Can't Win
2026
Plays Execution Witness
Almost Heroes
1998
Plays Big Betty
North Country
2005
Plays Marcie
The Short History of the Long Road
2019
Plays Aunt Martha
Perfect Sisters
2014
Plays Joan
Rushed
2021
Plays Strawberry
Memories of Me
1988
Plays Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever
2007
Plays Nurse
Gridlock'd
1997
Plays Peggy
Pants on Fire
2008
Plays Gracie
Mozart and the Whale
2005
Plays Bookworm
Angels of the City
1989
Plays Ethel
American Fable
2017
Plays Entertainment Reporter
Reckless Kelly
1993
Plays Candy Kane
The Dirk Diggler Story
1988
Plays Mrs. Pendleton
Amistad
1997
Plays Nora Finkelheimer
The Thin Pink Line
1998
Plays Officer Marsh
30 Miles from Nowhere
2018
Plays Pam
Killing Eleanor
2020
Plays Precious
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
Plays German Nanny
The Crazysitter
1994
Plays Jackie
North of the 10
2022
Plays Sister Drexel
Los Locos
1997
Plays Zeola
John John in the Sky
2001
Plays Gabby
Wild Honey
2017
Plays Jeannie
Beautiful Dreamer
2006
Plays Corey
Keep It Quiet
2020
42 TV Shows
Plays Barbara Ludzinski
The Guardian
2001
Plays Gloria
Stand By Your Man
1992
Plays Aunt Jessie Beech (voice)
Holly Hobbie & Friends
2006
Plays Monica Peters
The Pitt
2025
Plays Mel
Ladies Man
1999
Plays Sheriff Brenda
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
Plays Big Rump Kate
Broken Trail
2006
Plays Katherine Van Horn
The Last Frontier
2025
Plays Lila May
Criminal Minds
2005
Plays Bruce
Gilmore Girls
2000
Plays Kate Meredith
Arli$$
1996
Plays Nurse
The Louie Show
1996
Plays Pam
LAX
2004
Plays Emma Sweet
Between Brothers
1997
Plays Billy's Mom
Boston Public
2000
Plays Marilyn Johnson
Six Feet Under
2001
Plays Lorna Tenney
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Plays Wendy Dunmiller
Shark
2006
Plays Mama Squirrel (voice)
American Dad!
2005
Plays Angela Tharpe
Ally McBeal
1997
Plays Ms. Polly Maravich
Providence
1999
Plays Dale Smither
Heroes
2006
Plays Alice Benedict
Judging Amy
1999
Plays Toni
Desperate Housewives
2004
Plays Big Bertha
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Plays Carla
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Plays Sharon Zenowich
Without a Trace
2002
Plays Driver
The X-Files
1993
Plays Grollman
ER
1994
Plays Helen Binder
Boston Legal
2004
Latest Trailers
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You Can't Win
Full Filmography
You Can't Win
Salt Chunk Mary
2026
The Last Frontier
Katherine Van Horn
2025Season 1
The Pitt
Monica Peters · 6 episodes
2025–
9-1-1
Edna
2024Season 7
Penitentia
Shelly Wolf
2023
Better Call Saul
Legal Aid Employee
2022Season 6
North of the 10
Jackie
2022
The Black Disquisition
Employee
2021
Chicago Med
Celeste Belkin
2021Season 7
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Rusty Schwimmer and where are they from?
Rusty Schwimmer is 64 years old, born on August 25, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Rusty Schwimmer?
Rusty Schwimmer is best known for roles in Twister, The Perfect Storm, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
How many movies has Rusty Schwimmer been in?
Over a 38-year career (since 1988), Rusty Schwimmer has appeared in 50 movies and 42 TV shows.
What was Rusty Schwimmer's first movie?
The career of Rusty Schwimmer began with The Dirk Diggler Story (1988).
What is Rusty Schwimmer's most recent movie or series?
Rusty Schwimmer's most recent release is You Can't Win, which premiered on February 17, 2026.
What TV shows has Rusty Schwimmer appeared in?
On television, Rusty Schwimmer has appeared in Lucifer, Grey's Anatomy, Better Call Saul, Criminal Minds.
Rusty Schwimmer
1962-08-25 · 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.Rusty Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.