Ruth Westheimer

Ruth Westheimer

Known for
Acting
Born
June 4, 1928
Died
July 12, 2024 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Karlstadt am Main, Germany

Biography

Ruth Westheimer, better known as Dr. Ruth, was a German-American sex therapist, media personality, and author. Her media career began in 1980 with the radio show Sexually Speaking, which continued until 1990. She also hosted at least five television shows on the Lifetime and other cable television from 1984 to 1993. Wikipedia

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2023
Israel - Promised Land, Threatened State poster

Israel - Promised Land, Threatened State

Movie · as Herself

2021
Sex: Unzipped poster

Sex: Unzipped

Movie · as Self

2019
Ask Dr. Ruth poster

Ask Dr. Ruth

Movie · as Self

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
The X Change Rate poster

The X Change Rate

TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr poster

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2008
Markus Lanz poster

Markus Lanz

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
Lipshitz Saves the World

Lipshitz Saves the World

TV · as Dr. Ruth · 1 ep

2006
1 vs. 100 poster

1 vs. 100

TV · as Herself · 1 ep

2005
Inside Deep Throat poster

Inside Deep Throat

Movie · as Self

2005
Head Cases poster

Head Cases

TV · 1 ep

2003
Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories poster

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Movie · as Self

2000
Between the Lions poster

Between the Lions

TV · as Dr. Ruth Wordheimer · 140 eps

1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller poster

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

Movie · as Self

1999
Beckmann poster

Beckmann

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1997
Playboy: Making Love Series - Vol. III: 10 Secrets For Greater Sensual Pleasure poster

Playboy: Making Love Series - Vol. III: 10 Secrets For Greater Sensual Pleasure

Movie · as Self

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as Ruth Westheimer (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Tietjen und Bommes

Tietjen und Bommes

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show poster

Die Harald Schmidt Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! poster

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

Movie

1992
Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place

TV · as Dr. Ruth · 1 ep

1992
Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
Playboy: Making Love Series - Arousal, Foreplay & Orgasm poster

Playboy: Making Love Series - Arousal, Foreplay & Orgasm

Movie · as Self (as Dr. Ruth Westheimer)

1991
Boulevard Bio poster

Boulevard Bio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1991
DAS! poster

DAS!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years poster

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years

Movie · as Self (as Dr. Ruth Westheimer)

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Dr. Ruth Westheimer · 1 ep

1989
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz poster

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Movie · as Dr. Ruth Westheimer

1986
Ponce de Leon poster

Ponce de Leon

Movie · as Mysterious Stranger

1986
Forever, Lulu poster

Forever, Lulu

Movie · as Self

1985
One Woman or Two poster

One Woman or Two

Movie · as Mrs. Heffner

1985
Terrific Sex: The Dr. Ruth Video

Terrific Sex: The Dr. Ruth Video

Movie · as Self

1985
Tall Tales & Legends poster

Tall Tales & Legends

TV · as Mysterious Stranger · 1 ep

1984
Electric Dreams poster

Electric Dreams

Movie · as Talk Show Host (voice)

1982
Wortwechsel

Wortwechsel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1979
NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff

TV · as Self · 1 ep