Heidi Swedberg is an American

United States

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 actress known for her role as Susan Ross, the fiancée of George Costanza

George Costanza

George Louis Costanza is a character in the American television sitcom Seinfeld , played by Jason Alexander. He has variously been described as a "short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man" , "Lord of the Idiots" , and as "the greatest sitcom character of all time"...

 on the television sitcom Seinfeld

Seinfeld

Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...

.

Swedberg was born in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

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, the daughter of Kay, a high school English teacher and Jim Swedberg, a laser physicist. She was raised in New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

 and attended Sandia High School

Sandia High School

Sandia High School is a Public High School located in the northeast heights of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a member of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. The current enrollment is 2,071.-History:...

 in Albuquerque from 1980 to 1984.

Following graduation she moved to Kentucky

Kentucky

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 where she spent a year at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville, following which she acted in her first film role, Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont is a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night , The Thomas Crown Affair , Fiddler on the Roof , Jesus Christ Superstar , Moonstruck , The Hurricane and The...

's 1989 In Country

In Country

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. She followed that with roles in 1990 movies Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael is a 1990 American comedy-drama film starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels.-Plot:The film's main character is a 15-year-old girl named Dinky Bossetti . Dinky was adopted as a baby. She appears to have little acceptance in her social circle, although it is not obvious...

 and Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 American comedy thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective, who must go undercover as a kindergarten teacher to catch drug dealer Cullen Crisp , before Crisp can get to his...

, and 1991 movies Too Much Sun

Too Much Sun

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 and Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams

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 comedy spoof Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof film starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer and Ryan Stiles . It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of Airplane! , and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft...

During this time she also had guest roles in a number of popular television series, including Matlock

Matlock (TV series)

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...

, Thirtysomething, Quantum Leap, Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)

Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s...

, Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...

, Sisters

Sisters (TV series)

Sisters is a television drama which aired on NBC for six seasons, from 1991 to 1996. The series was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who also created the Showtime series Queer as Folk and wrote the acclaimed Emmy and Peabody Award winning drama An Early Frost, also for NBC...

, Roc

Roc (TV series)

Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.-Early episodes:...

 and Touched By An Angel

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...

. The following year she took on the role of Susan Ross in 11 episodes of Seinfeld's fourth season, 17 episodes of the seventh season and one episode of the ninth (via flashback in the 'backward' episode). She made a guest appearance in Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...

 as Jennifer Majorheely.

Swedberg was not in Seinfelds fifth season in 1994 but acted regularly in parts on other television shows, including Empty Nest, Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...

, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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, and Grace Under Fire.

Heidi Swedberg played in a supporting role as "Brandon's Mother" in the movie Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science-fiction comedy parody about a troupe of human actors who defend a group of aliens against an alien warlord. It was directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. Mark Johnson and Charles Newirth produced the film for DreamWorks, and David...

.

Swedberg is now a professional musician who plays the ukulele

Ukulele

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. She has released an album entitled "PLAY!".

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Matlock Matlock (TV series) Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...	Sister Katherine	Episode: "The Priest"
	In Country In Country In Country is a 1989 American drama film produced and directed by Norman Jewison, starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd. The screenplay by Frank Pierson and Cynthia Cidre was based on the novel by Bobbie Ann Mason. The original music score was composed by James Horner...	Dawn
1990	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael is a 1990 American comedy-drama film starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels.-Plot:The film's main character is a 15-year-old girl named Dinky Bossetti . Dinky was adopted as a baby. She appears to have little acceptance in her social circle, although it is not obvious...	Andrea Stein
	Too Much Sun Too Much Sun Too Much Sun is a 1990 film directed by Robert Downey Sr.. It was filmed in Beverly Hills, California, USA and Los Angeles, California, USA,.-Availability:...	Sister Agnes
	thirtysomething	Miss Jackie	Episode: "The Guilty Party"
	Kindergarten Cop Kindergarten Cop Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 American comedy thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger stars as John Kimble, a tough police detective, who must go undercover as a kindergarten teacher to catch drug dealer Cullen Crisp , before Crisp can get to his...	Joshua's Mother
1991	Quantum Leap	Valleri	Episode: "Private Dancer"
	Hot Shots! Hot Shots! Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof film starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer and Ryan Stiles . It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of Airplane! , and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft...	Mary Thompson
	Northern Exposure Northern Exposure Northern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...	Linda	Episode: "Only You"
	Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Bridge (TV series) Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s...	Miss McCullough	Episode: "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
1992			Episode: "The Gift"
	Sisters Sisters (TV series) Sisters is a television drama which aired on NBC for six seasons, from 1991 to 1996. The series was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who also created the Showtime series Queer as Folk and wrote the acclaimed Emmy and Peabody Award winning drama An Early Frost, also for NBC...	Jill Parkins	Episode: "Troubled Waters" Episode: "Working Girls"
	Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...	Susan Biddle Ross	1992–1997 (28 episodes)
	Roc Roc (TV series) Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.-Early episodes:...	Helen	Episode: "Roc Throws Joey Out"
1993			Episode: "You Don't Send Me No Flowers"
1994	Empty Nest Empty Nest Empty Nest is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1988 to 1995. The series was created as a spin-off of The Golden Girls by creator and producer Susan Harris. For its first three seasons, Empty Nest was one of the year's top 10 most-watched programs...	Patty Olsen	Episode: "Love a la Mode"
	Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...	Lorna Thompson	Episode: "Proof in the Pudding"
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...	Rekelen	Episode: "Profit and Loss"
	Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics		TV movies
	Father and Scout Father and Scout Father and Scout is a 1994 comedy film, starring Bob Saget and Brian Bonsall.- Synopsis :Father and Scout chronicles the tale of love and love lost within a family. Writer Spencer Paley agrees to go on a getaway father-son camping trip with his son Michael . Their love is tested and ultimately...	Donna
	Grace Under Fire Grace Under Fire Grace Under Fire is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1993 to February 1998. The show starred Brett Butler, and was the highest rated new comedy of the 1993–1994 season.- Premise of show :...	Ramona	Episode: "Jimmy's Girl" Episode: "Cold Turkey"
1995	If Not For You	Melanie McKee	Episode: "Pilot"
1996	Up Close & Personal Up Close & Personal Up Close & Personal is an American romantic drama film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Robert Redford as a news director and Michelle Pfeiffer as his protegée, with Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna and Kate Nelligan in supporting roles....	Sheila
	Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...	Marty Dillard	Episode: "Secret Service"
	The Cold Equations The Cold Equations "The Cold Equations" is a science fiction short story by Tom Godwin, first published in Astounding Magazine in 1954. In 1970, the Science Fiction Writers of America selected it as one of the best science fiction short stories published before 1965, and it was therefore included in The Science...	Board Member	TV movies
1997	The Ticket	Rita
	A Parking Lot Story	Car Owner
	Breast Men Breast Men Breast Men is a 1997 United States semibiographical, dark comedy film written by John Stockwell and directed by Lawrence O'Neil for HBO.- Plot :The film tells the tale of the doctors who pioneered the usage of silicone breast implants...	Eileen
1998	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!	Alice Mitchell	Video
1999	Evolution's Child	Elaine Cordell	TV movie
	Galaxy Quest Galaxy Quest Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science-fiction comedy parody about a troupe of human actors who defend a group of aliens against an alien warlord. It was directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. Mark Johnson and Charles Newirth produced the film for DreamWorks, and David...	Brandon's Mom
2000	75 Degrees in July	Kay Colburn
2001	Roswell Roswell (TV series) Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...	Meredith Dupree	Episode: "Disturbing Behavior" Episode: "How the Other Half Lives"
	Gideon's Crossing Gideon's Crossing Gideon's Crossing is a US medical drama starring Andre Braugher. The series was loosely based on the experience of real-life physician Jerome Groopman and his book The Measure of Our Days. It premiered on October 10, 2000, and ran for one season, with its last episode airing on April 9, 2001, with...	Mrs. Cabochon	Episode: "Flashpoint"
	Providence Providence (TV series) Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...		Episode: "Trial & Error" Episode: "Rule Number One"
	Strong Medicine Strong Medicine Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...	Celia Farber	Episode: "Rebirth"
2002	Dragonfly	Surgical Nurse
	ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...	Robin Turner	Episode: "Lockdown" Episode: "Chaos Theory Chaos Theory (ER) Chaos Theory is the 180th episode of the NBC television series, ER- Plot synopsis :Continuing the events of last season, the smallpox crisis continues to escalate and Carter, Abby, Chen, Pratt and a patient named Stan are all quarantined... "
	Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...	Debbie Fincher	Episode: "One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes"
	Jumping for Joy
2003	Oliver Beene Oliver Beene Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective...	Cynthia Vogel	Episode: "A Day at the Beach"
	Moving Alan	Female Ranger
	Becker Becker (TV series) Becker is an American television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, friends, and practically...	Mrs. Whitford	Episode: "Mr. and Ms. Conception"
2006	Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...	Laura Worth	Episode: "911"
2008	Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...	Alice Elliot	Episode: "The Finger in the Nest"
2009	Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...	Miss Majorhealey	Episode: "Art Teacher"
2010	Hawthorne Hawthorne (TV series) Hawthorne is an hour-long medical drama on the TNT television network starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. It premiered on June 16, 2009. On Thursday, September 16, 2010 it was announced that Hawthorne has been renewed for a third season consisting of 10 episodes...	Olivia Maxwell	Episode: "Hidden Truths"

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