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Rusty Schwimmer

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Rusty Schwimmer
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Wild Honey (2017)
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Rusty Schwimmer was raised in Chicago, where she grew up a fan of the theater, music and the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and Chicago 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 A Little Princess (1995), Twister (1996), Edtv (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Runaway Jury (2003) and North Country (2005). She also enjoyed roles in the television film, The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996), for HBO and the series, The Guardian (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, The Hawk Is Dying (2006), opposite Paul Giamatti, and recently appeared in the television mini-series, Broken Trail (2006), opposite Robert Duvall.
BornAugust 25
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Rusty Schwimmer and Stephen Root in Ladies Man (1999)
Sharon Lawrence and Rusty Schwimmer in Ladies Man (1999)
Rusty Schwimmer and Simon Baker in The Guardian (2001)
Rusty Schwimmer and Louis C.K. in Louie (2010)
Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro, Rusty Schwimmer, and James Avery in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Charlize Theron and Rusty Schwimmer in North Country (2005)
Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Rusty Schwimmer, Jillian Armenante, and Michelle Monaghan in North Country (2005)
Rusty Schwimmer and Michelle Monaghan in North Country (2005)
Rusty Schwimmer
Rusty Schwimmer
Rusty Schwimmer at an event for North Country (2005)
Rusty Schwimmer at an event for North Country (2005)

Known for

The Perfect Storm (2000)
The Perfect Storm
6.5
  • Irene 'Big Red' Johnson
  • 2000
Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)
A Little Princess
7.6
  • Amelia Minchin
  • 1995
Charlize Theron in North Country (2005)
North Country
7.3
  • Big Betty
  • 2005
John Gallagher Jr. in The Belko Experiment (2016)
The Belko Experiment
6.1
  • Peggy Displasia
  • 2016

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  • You Can't Win
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  • Penitentia
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  • Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff in The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (2022)
    The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
  • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, Brian Tee, Dominic Rains, Guy Lockard, Jessy Schram, and Nick Gehlfuss in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
  • John Goodman in The Righteous Gemstones (2019)
    The Righteous Gemstones
  • Qais Qandil, Elijah Long, Rhyan LaMarr, LaRoyce Hawkins, Christopher Jennings, DeStorm Power, Andrew Bachelor, Wesley Armstrong, and Don Benjamin in North of the 10 (2022)
    North of the 10
  • The Black Disquisition (2021)
    The Black Disquisition
  • Robert Patrick, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Vibeke Muasya, Jake Weary, and Jay Jay Warren in Rushed (2021)
    Rushed
  • Camryn Manheim, David Eigenberg, Jane Kaczmarek, Chris Mulkey, Jenny O'Hara, Thomas Sadoski, Annika Marks, and Betsy Brandt in Killing Eleanor (2020)
    Killing Eleanor
  • Paradise Lost (2020)
    Paradise Lost
  • Danny Trejo, Steven Ogg, Maggie Siff, and Sabrina Carpenter in The Short History of the Long Road (2019)
    The Short History of the Long Road
  • Keep It Quiet (2019)
    Keep It Quiet
  • 30 Miles from Nowhere (2018)
    30 Miles from Nowhere
  • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
    Mr. Mercedes
  • David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Eamonn Walker, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Kara Killmer, and Miranda Rae Mayo in Chicago Fire (2012)
    Chicago Fire
  • Rusty Schwimmer and Francis Stokes in Wild Honey (2017)
    Wild Honey

Soundtrack

  • Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes (2006)
    Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes
  • Charlize Theron in North Country (2005)
    North Country

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Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
The Informant!
Trailer 2:33
The Informant!
Wild Honey
Trailer 2:15
Wild Honey
American Fable
Trailer 1:55
American Fable
A Little Princess
Trailer 2:49
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
Trailer 1:55
A Little Princess

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    • August 25
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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    Graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois with her best friend, actress Virginia Madsen.
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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