Rusty Schwimmer is 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 Carell in The Perfect Storm and Big Betty in North Country.
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, and others.
Rusty Schwimmer was raised in Chicago where she grew up a fan of the theater, music and the Chicago Cubs, Bears and Bulls. In her formative years she endeavored to be a singer but quickly found her way to acting and was soon drawn from the world of theater in Chicago to the land of opportunity in Los Angeles. Rusty quickly found work in film and television. Some of her favorite films are Little Princess, A (1995), Twister (1996), Edtv (1999), Perfect Storm, The (2000), Runaway Jury (2003) and North Country (2005). She also enjoyed roles in the television film Man Who Captured Eichmann, The (1996) (TV) for HBO and the series "Guardian, The" (2001), "Gilmore Girls" (2000), "Picket Fences" (1992), "Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times" (1993) as well as a guest starring role on "Six Feet Under" (2001). Schwimmer will next be seen in the feature Hawk Is Dying, The (2006) opposite Paul Giamatti and recently appeared in the television mini-series _"Broken Trail" (2006)(mini)_ opposite Robert Duvall (I).
