Loretta Swit

Actor Nov 4 (died age 87) Passaic, New Jersey, USA 1944–2024 (80 year career)

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Biography

Loretta Swit (November 4, 1937 — May 30, 2025) was an American stage and television actress known for her character roles. Swit was best-known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on MASH. Description above from the Wikipedia article Loretta Swit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Film

MAS*H

Margaret Houlihan

Film

Race with the Devil

Alice

Film

A Killer Among Friends

Det. Patricia Staley

Film

S.O.B.

Polly Reed

Film

Freebie and the Bean

Meyers' Wife

Film

Batman: The Animated Series

Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)

Film

MAS*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

Self

Film

Play the Flute

Mrs. Kincaid

Filmography

Acting (73)

Movies (40)

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

as Self

Play the Flute

as Mrs. Kincaid

The Real M*A*S*H

as Herself

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion

as Herself

Board Heads

as Mrs. Jones

Forest Warrior

as Shirley

A Killer Among Friends

1992

as Det. Patricia Staley

Hell Hath No Fury

as Mary

Memories of M*A*S*H

as Self / Margaret Houlihan

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

1989

as Wanda Karpinsky

14 Going on 30

1988

as Miss Horton

5.4

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7

Whoops Apocalypse

1986

as President Barbara Adams

5.6

Miracle at Moreaux

1986

6.0

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

1986

as Deo Fisher

6.7

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

1985

as Self

Beer

as B.D. Tucker

The Execution

as Marysia Walenka

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

as Self

First Affair

as Jane Simon

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

1983

as Grace Bradley

5.2

Games Mother Never Taught You

1982

as Laura Bentells

The Kid From Nowhere

1982

as Caroline Baker

3.0

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

as Christine Cagney

S.O.B.

as Polly Reed

The Love Tapes

as Samantha Young

Valentine

as Emily

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

1979

as B.J.

4.2

Mirror, Mirror

1979

as Sandy McLaren

The Hostage Heart

1977

as Chris LeBlanc

The Lion Roars Again

1975

as Self

Race with the Devil

1975

as Alice

6.4

Rickles

1975

as Maj. Hotlips Houlihan

The Last Day

1975

as Daisy

6.2

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!

as Sydney

Freebie and the Bean

as Meyers' Wife

Shirts/Skins

as Linda Bush

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972

as Hilary McBride

7.0

Deadhead Miles

1972

as Lady with glass eye

5.5

Fireball Forward

1972

as Nurse (uncredited)

5.0

Television (33)

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

So Graham Norton

as Self

Burke's Law

as Evelyn Turner

Diagnosis: Murder

as Maggie Dennings

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

as Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)

8.6

Those Amazing Animals

1992

as Loretta Swit

Wedden, dat..?

as Self

Murder, She Wrote

as Kim Mitchell

Wogan

as Self

Cagney & Lacey

as Christine Cagney

The Big Show

as Self

The Love Boat

1977

as Terry Larsen

6.3

The Muppet Show

1976

as Self - Special Guest Star

8.0

Donny & Marie

1976

as Self

6.7

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

Good Heavens

Dinah!

as Self

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974

as Self

3.5

The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour

M*A*S*H

as Margaret Houlihan

Love, American Style

as Doris

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Rosalyn

Hawaii Five-O

as Anna

Ironside

as Sally Pearson

Mannix

as Dorothy Harker

Mission: Impossible

as Midge Larson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Bonanza

as Ellen Sue Greely

Gunsmoke

as Belle Clark

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee