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name: "Loretta Swit"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/loretta-swit"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 November 1937"
died: "30 May 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:25:50.375334+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Loretta Swit

Actor. Born 4 November 1937 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. Died 30 May 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 November 1937, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 30 May 2025
- **Also known as:** Лоретта Свит

## Biography

Loretta Swit was an American actress. She played Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on the television series *M*A*S*H* (1972–1983).

Swit was born Loretta Jane Szwed in Passaic, New Jersey. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began her career in theatre before moving to television roles in series including *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), *Mission: Impossible* (1966) and *Gunsmoke* (1955). She appeared in the film *Race with the Devil* (1975).

For her performance in *M*A*S*H*, Swit received ten consecutive Emmy Award nominations and won twice, in 1980 and 1982. She died in New York City on 30 May 2025.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, washingtonpost.com, edition.cnn.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, as Margaret Houlihan — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also known for

- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)
- *Bonanza* (1959), Ellen Sue Greely
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Kim Mitchell
- *The Muppet Show* (1976), Self - Special Guest Star
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Midge Larson — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Terry Larsen, Anoushka Mishankov, Kathy Ross
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Anna, Wanda Russell, Betty
- *Race with the Devil* (1975), Alice

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