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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.
Known for
- M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television — Self2024
- Play the Flute — Mrs. Kincaid2019
- The Real M*A*S*H — Herself2010
- M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion — Herself2002
- Board Heads — Mrs. Jones1998
- So Graham Norton — Self1998
- Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist1998
- Forest Warrior — Shirley1996
- Burke's Law — Evelyn Turner1994
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Loretta Swit (born Loretta Jane Szwed; November 4, 1937 – May 30, 2025) was an American stage and television actress. She was widely known for her character roles, especially her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in each season of the long-running show, and won two, in 1980 and 1982.
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1937 births2025 deaths20th-century American actresses21st-century American actressesActresses from Passaic, New JerseyAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts alumniAmerican film actressesAmerican people of Polish descentAmerican people of Swedish descentAmerican stage actressesAmerican television actressesOutstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners