Born 1962 (age 63) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Appears in 113 titles

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

Twister
6.6
Twister
1996
as Mother
The Perfect Storm
6.5
The Perfect Storm
2000
as Irene "Big Red" Johnson
Candyman
6.7
Candyman
1992
as Policewoman
The Belko Experiment
6.2
The Belko Experiment
2016
as Peggy Displasia
Runaway Jury
6.9
Runaway Jury
2003
as Millie Dupree
Amistad
7.0
Amistad
1997
as Mrs. Pendleton
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
A Little Princess
7.6
A Little Princess
1995
as Amelia Minchin
The Informant!
6.2
The Informant!
2009
as Liz Taylor
Highlander II: The Quickening
North Country
7.2
North Country
2005
as Big Betty
EDtv
5.9
EDtv
1999
as Alice
Sleepwalkers
6.1
Sleepwalkers
1992
as Housewife
The Sessions
6.9
The Sessions
2012
as Joan
Perfect Sisters
5.9
Perfect Sisters
2014
as Aunt Martha
Gridlock'd
6.7
Gridlock'd
1997
as Nurse
Almost Heroes
5.4
Almost Heroes
1998
as Execution Witness
Mozart and the Whale
6.1
Mozart and the Whale
2005
as Gracie