
Loretta Swit
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1937-11-04
- Died
- 2025-05-30
- Place of birth
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Лоретта Свит
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
TV Shows (34)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Hostess

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Kim Mitchell

Bonanza
1959
as Ellen Sue Greely

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Maggie Dennings

The Love Boat
1977
as Terry Larsen / Anoushka Mishankov / Kathy Ross

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Mannix
1967
as Dorothy Harker / Jill Packard

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

Ironside
1967
as Sally Pearson

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Anna / Wanda Russell / Betty

M*A*S*H
1972
as Margaret Houlihan

Love, American Style
1969
as Doris / Mary Beth Scoggins

Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Midge Larson

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Wogan
1982
as Self

Gunsmoke
1955
as Belle Clark / Donna

Dinah!
1974
as Self

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

Burke's Law
1994
as Evelyn Turner

Petrocelli
1974
as Ella Knox

The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Rosalyn

Donny & Marie
1976
as Self

So Graham Norton
1998
as Self

Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self

Supertrain
1979
as Alice Phillips

The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self

Good Heavens
1976

The Big Show
1980
as Self
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
1973

Those Amazing Animals
1992
as Loretta Swit
Movies (42)

Forest Warrior
1996
as Shirley

S.O.B.
1981
as Polly Reed

Deadhead Miles
1972
as Lady with glass eye

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975
as Sydney

Beer
1985
as B.D. Tucker

Board Heads
1998
as Mrs. Jones

Race with the Devil
1975
as Alice

Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as President Barbara Adams

Freebie and the Bean
1974
as Meyers' Wife

Mirror, Mirror
1979
as Sandy McLaren

A Killer Among Friends
1992
as Det. Patricia Staley

Valentine
1979
as Emily

Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Hilary McBride

Play the Flute
2019
as Mrs. Kincaid

The Last Day
1975
as Daisy
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self

The Execution
1985
as Marysia Walenka

14 Going on 30
1988
as Miss Horton

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
as Self

Fireball Forward
1972
as Nurse (uncredited)

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

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986
as Deo Fisher

The Hostage Heart
1977
as Chris LeBlanc

Memories of M*A*S*H
1991
as Self / Margaret Houlihan

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
1983
as Grace Bradley

First Affair
1983
as Jane Simon

Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979
as B.J.

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002
as Herself

Games Mother Never Taught You
1982
as Laura Bentells

The Kid From Nowhere
1982
as Caroline Baker

Rickles
1975
as Maj. Hotlips Houlihan

Miracle at Moreaux
1986

The Love Tapes
1980
as Samantha Young

Shirts/Skins
1973
as Linda Bush

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1985
as Self

Hell Hath No Fury
1991
as Mary

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
1981
as Christine Cagney

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989
as Wanda Karpinsky
Making 'M*A*S*H'
1981
as Self

Sam Cade
1972
as Ginny Lomax
The Real M*A*S*H
2010
as Herself
About Loretta Swit
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. With 76 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Loretta Swit has appeared in 42 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Loretta Swit Movies
- Forest Warrior (1996) — as Shirley
- S.O.B. (1981) — as Polly Reed
- Deadhead Miles (1972) — as Lady with glass eye
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) — as Self
- It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! (1975) — as Sydney
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