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Ruth Westheimer

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJun 4, 1928 (Died at 96)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthKarlstadt am Main, Germany
Career Span1976 – 2024
Known Credits36 Titles
Official Links
IMDbXWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Ruth Westheimer

Also known as:Dr. RuthDr. Ruth K. WestheimerDr. Ruth Westheimer
Total Works

36

16 movies • 20 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

Quantum Leap
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989•series
as Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Ally McBeal
6.5
Ally McBeal
1997•series
as Ruth Westheimer (voice)
Electric Dreams
6.4
Electric Dreams
1984•movie
as Talk Show Host (voice)
Inside Deep Throat
6.4
Inside Deep Throat
2005•movie
as Self

Photos & Headshots3

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 36 titles featuring Ruth Westheimer

Quantum Leap
8.0
1 eps
Quantum Leap
1989•series

as Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Ally McBeal
6.5
1 eps
Ally McBeal
1997•series

as Ruth Westheimer (voice)

Electric Dreams
6.4
Electric Dreams
1984•movie

as Talk Show Host (voice)

Melrose Place
5.9
1 eps
Melrose Place
1992•series

as Dr. Ruth

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6
1 eps

as Self

Inside Deep Throat
6.4
Inside Deep Throat
2005•movie

as Self

The View
4.3
1 eps
The View
1997•series

as Self

Late Night with David Letterman
6.2
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Ask Dr. Ruth
7.7
Ask Dr. Ruth
2019•movie

as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show
7.4
1 eps

as Self

The Tamron Hall Show
4.7
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Sex: Unzipped
3.4
Sex: Unzipped
2021•movie

as Self

Markus Lanz
5.5
2 eps
Markus Lanz
2008•series

as Self

One Woman or Two
5.5
One Woman or Two
1985•movie

as Mrs. Heffner

Forever, Lulu
4.2
Forever, Lulu
1986•movie

as Self

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
5.7

as Self

Between the Lions
7.6
140 eps
Between the Lions
2000•series

as Dr. Ruth Wordheimer

Tall Tales & Legends
6.0
1 eps

as Mysterious Stranger

The Fabulous Allan Carr
5.0

as Self (archive footage)

1 vs. 100
5.7
1 eps
1 vs. 100
2006•series

as Herself

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
7.2

as Self (as Dr. Ruth Westheimer)

DAS!
4.7
1 eps
DAS!
1991•series

as Self

The X Change Rate
4.4
1 eps
The X Change Rate
2019•series

as Self - Special Guest

NDR Talk Show
6.6
1 eps
NDR Talk Show
1979•series

as Self

Kölner Treff
6.8
1 eps
Kölner Treff
1976•series

as Self

Beckmann
4.5
3 eps
Beckmann
1999•series

as Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7.7

as Self

Head Cases
7.0
1 eps
Head Cases
2005•series
Boulevard Bio
7.0
1 eps
Boulevard Bio
1991•series

as Self

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
9.0

as Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Playboy: Making Love Series - Arousal, Foreplay & Orgasm
1.0

as Self (as Dr. Ruth Westheimer)

6.0
1 eps
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1989•series

as Self

Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon
1986•movie

as Mysterious Stranger

Israel - Promised Land, Threatened State

as Herself

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Playboy: Making Love Series - Vol. III: 10 Secrets For Greater Sensual Pleasure

as Self