Loretta Swit

Known for

Acting

Born

November 4, 1937

Birthplace

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Died

May 30, 2025 (aged 87)

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.

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Best known work

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

MAS*H

1972

Bonanza

1959

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Muppet Show

1976

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Love Boat

1977

Hawaii Five-O

1969

Race with the Devil

1975

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

Filmography

2024
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
as Self
2019
Play the Flute
as Mrs. Kincaid
2010
The Real M*A*S*H
as Herself
2002
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
as Herself
1998
Board Heads
as Mrs. Jones
1998
Hollywood SquaresTV
as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
1998
So Graham NortonTV
as Self (1 episode)
1996
Forest Warrior
as Shirley
1994
Burke's LawTV
as Evelyn Turner (1 episode)
1993
Diagnosis: MurderTV
as Maggie Dennings (1 episode)
1992
A Killer Among Friends
as Det. Patricia Staley
1992
Those Amazing AnimalsTV
as Loretta Swit (15 episodes)
1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesTV
as Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice) (1 episode)
1991
Memories of M*A*S*H
as Self / Margaret Houlihan
1991
Hell Hath No Fury
as Mary
1989
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
as Wanda Karpinsky
1988
14 Going on 30
as Miss Horton
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1986
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
as Deo Fisher
1986
Whoops Apocalypse
as President Barbara Adams
1986
Wedden, dat..?TV
as Self (1 episode)
1986
Miracle at Moreaux
1985
Beer
as B.D. Tucker
1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
as Self
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Self