 She went on to appear as Mrs. Thornton (Jo Harding's mother) in "Twister" (1996), Mrs Pendleton in "Amistad" (1997), Alice in "EDtv" (1999), Irene "Big Red" Johnson in "The Perfect Storm" (2000), Millie Dupree in "Runaway Jury" (2003), Big Betty in "North Country" (2005), and as Aunt Martha in "Perfect Sisters" (2014) as well as an office worker in The Belko Experiment in 2016

On television, Schwimmer had 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 "The Guardian".Schwimmer has also appeared in guest starring roles in several television series, including "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", "", "Criminal Minds", "Heroes", "Desperate Housewives", "Boston Legal", "Private Practice", "Six Feet Under", "Drop Dead Diva", "Louie", "Lucifer" and "Grey's Anatomy".