Barbara Rütting

German actress (1927–2020)

Hans Rütting

(m. 1946; div. 1951)

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(m. 1955; div. 1964)

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Barbara Rütting (21 November 1927 – 28 March 2020), also known as Barbara Ruetting was a German film actress, politician, author and vegetarianism activist.^[3]^[4] She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1979.

Biography

Rütting won the German Film Award as Best New Actress of the Year in 1953. She was a star of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in Canaris with O. E. Hasse and in The Last Bridge with Maria Schell. In 1961, she played the female lead as a journalist in the American-German film Town Without Pity, co-starring Kirk Douglas and Christine Kaufmann.

After the 1970s, Rütting's film and television appearances were sporadic. She instead focused on her career as a writer of children's and lifestyle books. She was a vegetarian and became a vocal supporter of animal rights and environmental protection.^[4] She joined the Alliance 90/The Greens in the 1980s, and was elected twice, in 2002 and 2008, into the Landtag of Bavaria (Bavarian parliament). She left the Greens in 2009, and became a member of V-Partei3 in 2016.

Rütting authored natural food cookbooks including a vegan cookbook in 2013.^[5]^[6]

Partial filmography

Turtledove General Delivery (1952) – Ilse Krüger
All Clues Lead to Berlin (1952) – Tamara, Dolmetscherin
Christina (1953) – Christina Neuhaus
The Country Schoolmaster (1954) – Ursula Diewen
The Last Bridge (1954) – Militza
A Double Life (1954) – Sybil
Canaris (1954) – Irene von Harbeck
Espionage (1955) – Nadeschda
A Girl Without Boundaries (1955) – Maria Johnson
In Hamburg When the Nights Are Long (1956) – Karin Thorwaldt
The Vulture Wally (1956) – Geierwally
Rot ist die Liebe (1957) – Lisa
Glücksritter (1957) – Alice Dreher
Liebe, wie die Frau sie wünscht (1957) – Renate
Die Freundin meines Mannes [de] (1957) – Charlotte Bernhardt
All the Sins of the Earth (1958) – Dr. Regine Lenz
I Was All His (1958) – Anette Klinger
Heart Without Mercy (1958) – Anja Wegener
Un homme se penche sur son passé (1958) – Hannah Malloy
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958) – Woman Guerrilla
Ludmila [de] (1958) – Marianne Ospel
Frauensee (1958) – Martina Nissen
Your Body Belongs to Me [de] (1959) – Monika
Arzt ohne Gewissen (1959) – Dr. Marianne Cordt
Lysistrata [de] (1961) – Lysistrata
Town Without Pity (1961) – Inge Koerner
The Shadows Grow Longer (1961) – Christa Andres
Doctor Sibelius (1962) – Sabine Hellmann
Love Has to Be Learned (1963) – Hermine
The Squeaker (1963) – Beryl Stedman
…und der Amazonas schweigt [de] (1963) – Susanne
The Phantom of Soho (1964) – Clarinda Smith
Operation Crossbow (1965) – Hanna Reitsch
Neues vom Hexer (1965) – Margie Fielding
Four Queens for an Ace (1966) – Miss Parker (uncredited)
Tamara [de] (1968) – Mutter Bricks
A Woman Needs Loving [de] (1969) – Helen
Die Kramer [de] (1969, TV series, 6 episodes) – Dr. Kramer
The Death Avenger of Soho [de] (1972) – Celia
Der Kommissar: Ein Playboy segnet das Zeitliche (1975, TV series episode) – Frau Eber
The Old Fox: Der Neue (1980, TV series episode) – Beate Wallner
The Old Fox: Das letzte Wort hat die Tote (1980, TV series episode) – Brigitte Moland
Derrick: Prozente (1981, TV series episode) – Frau Mertens
Ein Fall für zwei: Das Haus in Frankreich (1981, TV series episode) – Birgit Weißenborn
In the Land of Cockaigne (1981, TV film) – Adelheid Türkheimer
Schwarz Rot Gold: Um Knopf und Kragen (1984, TV series episode) – Frau Lövenich
Rosamunde Pilcher: Im Licht des Feuers (2000, TV series episode) – Catherine

Selected publications

1976 Mein Kochbuch – naturgesunde Köstlichkeiten aus aller Welt
1979 Ach du grüner Kater (for children)
1979 Koch- und Spielbuch für Kinder
1985 Mein neues Kochbuch
1988 Mein Gesundheitsbuch
1991 Lieblingsmenüs aus meiner Vollwertküche
1993 Träumen allein genügt nicht
1997 Grüne Rezepte für den blauen Planeten
Essen wir uns gesund. 30 Jahre unterwegs in Sachen Vollwerternährung, ISBN 3-7766-2293-8
Lachen wir uns gesund. Anleitungen zum Glücklichsein. 3-7766-2236-9
Bleiben wir schön gesund, ISBN 3-7766-2210-5
Koch- und Spielbuch für Kinder vorgestellt von dem Kater Fettucini, ISBN 3-87287-509-4
Ach du grüner Kater (Hörbuch) ISBN 3-936837-31-7
Mein neues Kochbuch. Schlemmereien aus der Vollwertküche, ISBN 3-442-13760-8
… und dennoch. Erfahrungen eines Lebens. Herbig Verlag, München, 2004
2007 Ich bin alt und das ist gut so. Meine Muntermacher aus acht gelebten Jahrzehnten. Nymphenburger Verlag, ISBN 3-485-01114-2
2013 Vegan und vollwertig: Meine Lieblingsmenus für Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter Nymphenburger Verlag.

References

^ Rundfunk, Bayerischer (15 December 2011). "Barbara Rütting: Die engagierte Vielseitige – BR.de" (in German). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ "Barbara Rütting – DER SPIEGEL 12/1956". Der Spiegel (in German). 20 March 1956. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^ Autorin, Schauspielerin und Politikerin Barbara Rütting ist tot (in German)
^ ^a ^b "German actress, vegetarian activist Barbara Ruetting dies aged 92". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved January 30 2023.
^ "Barbara Ruetting Dies At 92". independent.ng. Retrieved January 30 2023.
^ "Barbara Rütting: Vegan und vollwertig". magentratzerl.de. Retrieved January 30 2023.