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

Filmography

• Lipshitz Saves the World — Dr. Ruth
• Head Cases
• Between the Lions — Dr. Ruth Wordheimer
• Ally McBeal — Ruth Westheimer (voice)
• 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
• Melrose Place — Dr. Ruth
• Quantum Leap — Dr. Ruth Westheimer
• 1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz — Dr. Ruth Westheimer
• 1986Ponce de Leon — Mysterious Stranger
• 1985One Woman or Two — Mrs. Heffner
• Tall Tales & Legends — Mysterious Stranger
• 1984Electric Dreams — Talk Show Host (voice)

Appearances as themselves (31)

• 2023Israel - Promised Land, Threatened State — Herself
• 2021Sex: Unzipped — Self
• 2019Ask Dr. Ruth — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• The X Change Rate — Self - Special Guest
• 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive footage)
• Markus Lanz — Self
• 1 vs. 100 — Herself
• 2005Inside Deep Throat — Self
• Menschen bei Maischberger — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories — Self
• Beckmann — Self
• 1999The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller — Self
• The Johannes B. Kerner Show — Self
• 1997Playboy: Making Love Series - Vol. III: 10 Secrets For Greater Sensual Pleasure — Self
• The View — Self
• Tietjen und Bommes — Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self
• Terry Wogan's Friday Night — Self
• Boulevard Bio — Self
• DAS! — Self
• 1991Playboy: Making Love Series - Arousal, Foreplay & Orgasm — Self (as Dr. Ruth Westheimer)
• 1990Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years — Self (as Dr. Ruth Westheimer)
• ZDF-Mittagsmagazin — Self
• 1986Forever, Lulu — Self
• 1985Terrific Sex: The Dr. Ruth Video — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Wortwechsel — Self
• NDR Talk Show — Self
• Kölner Treff — Self