Loretta Swit
Born in Passaic, New Jersey, USA — Nov 04 1937• Died May 30 2025
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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.
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Diagnosis: Murder
Maggie Dennings
Murder, She Wrote
Kim Mitchell
Bonanza
Ellen Sue Greely
M*A*S*H
Margaret Houlihan
Mannix
The Love Boat
Terry Larsen
Hawaii Five-O
Anna
Mission: Impossible
Midge Larson
Batman: The Animated Series
Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)
Love, American Style
Doris
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Ironside
Sally Pearson
Dinah!
Self
Gunsmoke
Belle Clark
Burke's Law
Evelyn Turner
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Rosalyn
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
Wedden, dat..?
Self
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
Good Heavens
S.O.B.
Polly Reed
A Killer Among Friends
Det. Patricia Staley
Forest Warrior
Shirley
The Big Show
Self
Race with the Devil
Alice
Freebie and the Bean
Meyers' Wife
The Kid From Nowhere
Caroline Baker
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Execution
Marysia Walenka
The Lion Roars Again
Self
Stand Up and Be Counted
Hilary McBride
Whoops Apocalypse
President Barbara Adams
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Deo Fisher
Valentine
Emily
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
Sydney
Hell Hath No Fury
Mary
Board Heads
Mrs. Jones
14 Going on 30
Miss Horton
Shirts/Skins
Linda Bush
Rickles
Maj. Hotlips Houlihan
First Affair
Jane Simon
Memories of M*A*S*H
Self / Margaret Houlihan
Deadhead Miles
Lady with glass eye
Beer
B.D. Tucker
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Herself
Fireball Forward
Nurse (uncredited)
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
Self
The Last Day
Daisy
The Hostage Heart
Chris LeBlanc
Mirror, Mirror
Sandy McLaren
The Love Tapes
Samantha Young
Games Mother Never Taught You
Laura Bentells
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Self
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Christine Cagney
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Self
Play the Flute
Mrs. Kincaid
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
B.J.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Grace Bradley
Miracle at Moreaux
The Real M*A*S*H
Herself
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Wanda Karpinsky
Those Amazing Animals
Loretta Swit