Rusty Schwimmer (born August 25, 1962) is an American character actress and singer. She has appeared in films such as ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1996), '' The Perfect Storm'' (2000), ''

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'' (2003), '' North Country'' (2005), ''

The Informant! ''The Informant!'' is a 2009 American biographical black comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and M ...

'' (2009), and '' The Sessions'' (2012).

Early life

Schwimmer was raised in

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. She attended

New Trier High School New Trier High School (, also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school whose main campus for sophomores through seniors is in Winnetka, Illinois, United States, with a campus in Northfield, Illinois, for ...

in suburban Winnetka, with her best friend, actress

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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''

'' directed by

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. She went on to appear as Mrs. Thornton (Jo Harding's mother) in ''

'' (1996), Mrs Pendleton in '' Amistad'' (1997), ''Gridlock'd'' (1997), Alice in ''

EDtv ''EDtv'' is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the Quebecois film '' Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'' (1994), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrels ...

'' (1999), Irene "Big Red" Johnson in '' The Perfect Storm'' (2000), Millie Dupree in ''

'' (2003), Big Betty in '' North Country'' (2005), and as office worker Peggy Displasia in ''

The Belko Experiment ''The Belko Experiment'' is a 2016 American action horror film directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn, who also produced the film with Peter Safran. It stars John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley, Meloni ...

'' 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 ''

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''. Schwimmer has also appeared in guest starring roles in several television series, including ''

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'', '' In the Heat of the Night'', ''

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart ...

'', ''

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'', '' Married... with Children'', '' ER'', ''

Chicago Hope ''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series created by David E. Kelley, that originally aired for six seasons on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000, with a total of 141 episodes. The series is set in a fictional pr ...

'', ''

Ally McBeal ''Ally McBeal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley that originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. It revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working ...

'', ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to Decem ...

'', '' Private Practice'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also appeared in ''

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. Schwimmer also appeared in

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’s teenage short film ''

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'', an early version of ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwimmer, Rusty 1962 births Actresses from Chicago American film actresses American television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses New Trier High School alumni