Actor profile

Loretta Swit

4th November 1937 Passaic, New Jersey, USA Acting

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.

42 Movies 34 TV Shows 76 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television poster

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television 1st January 2024 as Self

Play the Flute poster

Play the Flute 7th October 2019 as Mrs. Kincaid

The Real M*A*S*H 1st September 2010 as Herself

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion poster

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion 17th May 2002 as Herself

Board Heads poster

Board Heads 25th November 1998 as Mrs. Jones

Forest Warrior poster

Forest Warrior 5th November 1996 as Shirley

A Killer Among Friends poster

A Killer Among Friends 8th December 1992 as Det. Patricia Staley

Memories of M*A*S*H poster

Memories of M*A*S*H 25th November 1991 as Self / Margaret Houlihan

Hell Hath No Fury poster

Hell Hath No Fury 4th March 1991 as Mary

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

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? 14th September 1989 as Wanda Karpinsky

14 Going on 30 poster

14 Going on 30 6th March 1988 as Miss Horton

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 18th May 1987 as Self

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story poster

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story 15th November 1986 as Deo Fisher

Whoops Apocalypse poster

Whoops Apocalypse 6th May 1986 as President Barbara Adams

Miracle at Moreaux poster

Miracle at Moreaux 1st January 1986

Beer poster

Beer 30th August 1985 as B.D. Tucker

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years poster

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years 23rd June 1985 as Self

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story poster

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story 16th April 1985 as Self

The Execution poster

The Execution 14th January 1985 as Marysia Walenka

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever poster

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 5th December 1983 as Grace Bradley

First Affair poster

First Affair 25th October 1983 as Jane Simon

Games Mother Never Taught You poster

Games Mother Never Taught You 27th November 1982 as Laura Bentells

The Kid From Nowhere poster

The Kid From Nowhere 4th January 1982 as Caroline Baker

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot poster

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot 8th October 1981 as Christine Cagney

S.O.B. poster

S.O.B. 1st July 1981 as Polly Reed

Making 'M*A*S*H' 21st January 1981 as Self

The Love Tapes poster

The Love Tapes 9th May 1980 as Samantha Young

Valentine poster

Valentine 7th December 1979 as Emily

Friendships, Secrets and Lies poster

Friendships, Secrets and Lies 3rd December 1979 as B.J.

Mirror, Mirror poster

Mirror, Mirror 10th October 1979 as Sandy McLaren

The Hostage Heart poster

The Hostage Heart 9th September 1977 as Chris LeBlanc

Rickles poster

Rickles 19th November 1975 as Maj. Hotlips Houlihan

Race with the Devil poster

Race with the Devil 1st June 1975 as Alice

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! poster

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! 21st February 1975 as Sydney

The Last Day poster

The Last Day 15th February 1975 as Daisy

The Lion Roars Again 1st January 1975 as Self

Freebie and the Bean poster

Freebie and the Bean 21st December 1974 as Meyers' Wife

Shirts/Skins poster

Shirts/Skins 9th October 1973 as Linda Bush

Deadhead Miles poster

Deadhead Miles 8th August 1972 as Lady with glass eye

Stand Up and Be Counted poster

Stand Up and Be Counted 1st May 1972 as Hilary McBride

Fireball Forward poster

Fireball Forward 5th March 1972 as Nurse (uncredited)

Sam Cade poster

Sam Cade 1st January 1972 as Ginny Lomax

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 14th September 1998 as Self - Panelist

So Graham Norton poster

So Graham Norton 3rd July 1998 as Self

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 7th January 1994 as Evelyn Turner

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Maggie Dennings

Those Amazing Animals poster

Those Amazing Animals 30th September 1992 as Loretta Swit

Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series 5th September 1992 as Marcia Cates / Photographer (voice)

Wedden, dat..? 2nd January 1986 as Self

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Kim Mitchell

Wogan poster

Wogan 4th May 1982 as Self

The Big Show poster

The Big Show 4th March 1980 as Self

Supertrain poster

Supertrain 7th February 1979 as Alice Phillips

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Kathy Ross

The Captain and Tennille poster

The Captain and Tennille 20th September 1976 as Self - Guest

The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show 5th September 1976 as Self - Special Guest Star

Good Heavens poster

Good Heavens 29th February 1976

Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie 23rd January 1976 as Self

Tony Orlando and Dawn poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn 4th December 1974 as Self

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli 11th September 1974 as Ella Knox

The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour 30th June 1973

M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H 17th September 1972 as Margaret Houlihan

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Mary Beth Scoggins

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 14th September 1969 as Rosalyn

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Betty

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Jill Packard

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Sally Pearson

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Midge Larson

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Hostess

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Ellen Sue Greely

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Donna

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Nominee