Loretta Swit

Loretta Swit

Known for
Acting
Born
November 4, 1937
Died
May 30, 2025 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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

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Filmography

2024
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television poster

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

Movie · as Self

2019
Play the Flute poster

Play the Flute

Movie · as Mrs. Kincaid

2010
The Real M*A*S*H

The Real M*A*S*H

Movie · as Herself

2002
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion poster

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

Movie · as Herself

1998
Board Heads poster

Board Heads

Movie · as Mrs. Jones

1998
So Graham Norton poster

So Graham Norton

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

1996
Forest Warrior poster

Forest Warrior

Movie · as Shirley

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Evelyn Turner · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Maggie Dennings · 1 ep

1992
A Killer Among Friends poster

A Killer Among Friends

Movie · as Det. Patricia Staley

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Those Amazing Animals poster

Those Amazing Animals

TV · as Loretta Swit · 15 eps

1991
Hell Hath No Fury poster

Hell Hath No Fury

Movie · as Mary

1991
Memories of M*A*S*H poster

Memories of M*A*S*H

Movie · as Self / Margaret Houlihan

1989
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? poster

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

Movie · as Wanda Karpinsky

1988
14 Going on 30 poster

14 Going on 30

Movie · as Miss Horton

1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1986
Whoops Apocalypse poster

Whoops Apocalypse

Movie · as President Barbara Adams

1986
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story poster

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Movie · as Deo Fisher

1986
Miracle at Moreaux poster

Miracle at Moreaux

Movie

1986
Wedden, dat..?

Wedden, dat..?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1985
Beer poster

Beer

Movie · as B.D. Tucker

1985
The Execution poster

The Execution

Movie · as Marysia Walenka

1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story poster

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Movie · as Self

1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years poster

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

Movie · as Self

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Kim Mitchell · 1 ep

1983
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever poster

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Movie · as Grace Bradley

1983
First Affair poster

First Affair

Movie · as Jane Simon

1982
Games Mother Never Taught You poster

Games Mother Never Taught You

Movie · as Laura Bentells

1982
The Kid From Nowhere poster

The Kid From Nowhere

Movie · as Caroline Baker

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
S.O.B. poster

S.O.B.

Movie · as Polly Reed

1981
Making 'M*A*S*H'

Making 'M*A*S*H'

Movie · as Self

1980
The Love Tapes poster

The Love Tapes

Movie · as Samantha Young

1980
The Big Show poster

The Big Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Mirror, Mirror poster

Mirror, Mirror

Movie · as Sandy McLaren

1979
Friendships, Secrets and Lies poster

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

Movie · as B.J.

1979
Valentine poster

Valentine

Movie · as Emily

1979
Supertrain poster

Supertrain

TV · as Alice Phillips · 1 ep

1977
The Hostage Heart poster

The Hostage Heart

Movie · as Chris LeBlanc

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Terry Larsen, Anoushka Mishankov, Kathy Ross · 1 ep

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1976
Good Heavens poster

Good Heavens

TV · 1 ep

1976
The Captain and Tennille poster

The Captain and Tennille

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1976
The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show

TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep

1975
Race with the Devil poster

Race with the Devil

Movie · as Alice

1975
The Last Day poster

The Last Day

Movie · as Daisy

1975
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! poster

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

Movie · as Sydney

1975
Rickles poster

Rickles

Movie · as Maj. Hotlips Houlihan

1975
The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again

Movie · as Self

1974
Freebie and the Bean poster

Freebie and the Bean

Movie · as Meyers' Wife

1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as Ella Knox · 1 ep

1973
Shirts/Skins poster

Shirts/Skins

Movie · as Linda Bush

1973
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour

The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour

TV · 10 eps

1972
Stand Up and Be Counted poster

Stand Up and Be Counted

Movie · as Hilary McBride

1972
Deadhead Miles poster

Deadhead Miles

Movie · as Lady with glass eye

1972
Fireball Forward poster

Fireball Forward

Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

1972
Sam Cade poster

Sam Cade

Movie · as Ginny Lomax

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Margaret Houlihan · 251 eps

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Anna, Betty, Wanda Russell · 1 ep

1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

TV · as Rosalyn · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Doris, Mary Beth Scoggins · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · as Dorothy Harker, Jill Packard · 1 ep

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Sally Pearson · 1 ep

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · as Midge Larson · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self, Self - Co-Hostess · 5 eps

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Ellen Sue Greely · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Belle Clark, Donna · 1 ep

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 3 eps