Loretta Swit
Acting
Born: November 4, 1937 · Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Died: May 30, 2025 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
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
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
M*A*S*H
1972
Bonanza
1959
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Muppet Show
1976
Mission: Impossible
1966
The Love Boat
1977
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Race with the Devil
1975
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Gunsmoke
1955
S.O.B.
1981
Photos (4)
Movies (33)
Whoops Apocalypse
President Barbara Adams
Race with the Devil
Alice
A Killer Among Friends
Det. Patricia Staley
Forest Warrior
Shirley
Freebie and the Bean
Meyers' Wife
S.O.B.
Polly Reed
Play the Flute
Mrs. Kincaid
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
Sydney
Valentine
Emily
Board Heads
Mrs. Jones
Deadhead Miles
Lady with glass eye
The Hostage Heart
Chris LeBlanc
14 Going on 30
Miss Horton
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Deo Fisher
Rickles
Maj. Hotlips Houlihan
Fireball Forward
Nurse (uncredited)
The Execution
Marysia Walenka
The Last Day
Daisy
Hell Hath No Fury
Mary
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Grace Bradley
Sam Cade
Ginny Lomax
The Kid From Nowhere
Caroline Baker
Mirror, Mirror
Sandy McLaren
The Love Tapes
Samantha Young
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Wanda Karpinsky
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Christine Cagney
Beer
B.D. Tucker
Shirts/Skins
Linda Bush
Games Mother Never Taught You
Laura Bentells
Stand Up and Be Counted
Hilary McBride
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
B.J.
First Affair
Jane Simon
Miracle at Moreaux
1986
TV Shows (25)
The Love Boat
Terry Larsen · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Anoushka Mishankov · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Kathy Ross · 1 eps
Ironside
Sally Pearson · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Kim Mitchell · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Maggie Dennings · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Anna · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Betty · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Wanda Russell · 2 eps
Bonanza
Ellen Sue Greely · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
Margaret Houlihan · 251 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice) · 1 eps
Mannix
Dorothy Harker · 1 eps
Mannix
Jill Packard · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Doris · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Mary Beth Scoggins · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Midge Larson · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Belle Clark · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Donna · 2 eps
Petrocelli
Ella Knox · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Evelyn Turner · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Rosalyn · 1 eps
Supertrain
Alice Phillips · 1 eps
Good Heavens
1 eps
Those Amazing Animals
Loretta Swit · 15 eps
Self / Appearances (21)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 5 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 6 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 1 eps
Donny & Marie
Self · 2 eps
So Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · 2 eps
The Big Show
Self · 1 eps
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Memories of M*A*S*H
Self / Margaret Houlihan
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
Self
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Self
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Self
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Herself