Loretta Swit

★ Acting #45,898

1937 - 2025 (age 87) • Acting

Born: 11/4/1937 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Died: 5/30/2025 (age 87)

Known for: Acting

Loretta Swit

★ Acting #45,898

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.

Known For

Batman: The Animated Series

86%

Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)

1992

MAS*H

79%

Margaret Houlihan

1972

Bonanza

75%

Ellen Sue Greely

1959

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Kim Mitchell

1984

The Muppet Show

80%

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

Mission: Impossible

76%

Midge Larson

1966

The Love Boat

63%

Anoushka Mishankov / Kathy Ross / Terry Larsen

1977

Hawaii Five-O

72%

Wanda Russell / Betty / Anna

1968

MAS*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

86%

Self

2024

Play the Flute

79%

Mrs. Kincaid

2019

The Real M*A*S*H

The Real MAS*H

Herself

2010

MAS*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion

63%

Herself

2002

Board Heads

36%

Mrs. Jones

1998

Hollywood Squares

76%

Self - Panelist

1998

So Graham Norton

74%

Self

1998

Forest Warrior

46%

Shirley

1996

Burke's Law

68%

Evelyn Turner

1994

Diagnosis: Murder

71%

Maggie Dennings

1993

A Killer Among Friends

72%

Det. Patricia Staley

1992

Those Amazing Animals

90%

Loretta Swit

1992

Batman: The Animated Series

86%

Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)

1992

Memories of MAS*H

85%

Self / Margaret Houlihan

1991

Hell Hath No Fury

76%

Mary

1991

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

Wanda Karpinsky

1989

14 Going on 30

56%

Miss Horton

1988

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

60%

Self

1987

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

74%

Deo Fisher

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

56%

President Barbara Adams

1986

Wedden, dat..?

70%

Self

1986

Miracle at Moreaux

65%

1986

Beer

44%

B.D. Tucker

1985

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

90%

Self

1985

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

68%

Self

1985

The Execution

73%

Marysia Walenka

1985

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Kim Mitchell

1984

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

53%

Grace Bradley

1983