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name: "Rusty Schwimmer"
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born: "25 August 1962"
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# Rusty Schwimmer

Actor. Born 25 August 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 August 1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Also known as:** Rusty Schwimer

## Biography

Rusty Schwimmer is an American character actress and singer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, and made her film debut in *Memories of Me* (1988). She appeared as the Drunk in *Highlander II: The Quickening* (1991).

Her film roles include Joey B in *Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday* (1993), Amelia Minchin in *A Little Princess* (1995), Mrs Thornton in *Twister* (1996), Irene "Big Red" Johnson in *The Perfect Storm* (2000), and Peggy Displasia in *The Belko Experiment* (2016). On television she had a recurring role as Barbara Ludzinski in *The Guardian* (2001–2003) and guest appearances in series including *The X-Files*, *Criminal Minds*, *Heroes*, *Lucifer*, *Grey's Anatomy*, *Better Call Saul* and *9-1-1*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Highlander II: The Quickening* (1991), Fi1m 24, as Drunk — [page](https://film.one/film/highlander-ii-the-quickening.md)

## Also known for

- *Lucifer* (2016), Roberta Beliard
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Patricia Phillips
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Legal Aid Employee — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Lila May
- *Twister* (1996), Mother
- *The X-Files* (1993), Driver — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Bones* (2005), Erica Turner
- *9-1-1* (2018), Edna

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