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Biography
Loretta Swit, born on November 4, 1937, is best known for her role as Major Margaret Houlihan on M*A*S*H. However, before M*A*S*H began, she…
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Born
11/4/1937
, Passaic, New Jersey,USA
Birth Name
Gender
Female
Credits
Star
(1)
Role
M*A*S*H
Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan
S 11: Ep 16
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
2/28/83
S 11: Ep 15
As Time Goes By
2/21/83
S 11: Ep 14
Give and Take
2/14/83
S 11: Ep 13
Friends and Enemies
2/7/83
S 11: Ep 12
Say No More
1/24/83
+ 234 More Credits
Recurring Role
(3)
Role
Match Game '73
Panelist
S 7: Ep 11
MG79-11
3/15/79
$20,000 Pyramid
Herself
S 7: Ep 25
4 Star Couples Weekday Charity Tournament (February 19-23, 1979)
2/19/79
S 6: Ep 50
Loretta Swit & Geoff Edwards
8/14/78
S 5: Ep 48
Loretta Swit & Robert Hegyes
7/25/77
S 5: Ep 44
Loretta Swit & Dick Cavett
6/27/77
S 5: Ep 28
Loretta Swit & 5 Male Stars
3/7/77
+ 3 More Credits
$10,000 Pyramid
Herself
S 3: Ep 32
Loretta Swit & Nipsey Russell
4/7/75
S 3: Ep 15
Loretta Swit & Clifton Davis
12/9/74
S 3: Ep 1
Loretta Swit & Robert Vaughn
9/2/74
S 2: Ep 36
Loretta Swit & Alan Alda
5/13/74
S 2: Ep 29
Loretta Swit & Jack Cassidy
2/27/74
+ 2 More Credits
Guest Star
(52)
Role
The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
Herself
S 1: Ep 1
The Love Boat & MASH
3/18/08
Battle of the Network Reality Stars
Herself
S 1: Ep 5
Episode 5
9/14/05
The Hollywood Squares
Herself
S 6: Ep 96
TV Doctors Week - Monday
2/9/04
TV Tales
Herself
S 1: Ep 2
M*A*S*H
4/21/02
So Graham Norton
Herself
S 5: Ep 7
Episode 65
12/14/01
Omnibus (UK)
Herself
S 33: Ep 15
Yes, Sir Nigel
10/15/99
Diagnosis Murder
Maggie Dennings
S 5: Ep 15
Drill for Death
1/22/98
Cow and Chicken
Judge
S 1: Ep 12
Lawnmower Chicken / Cow Loves Piles / I.M. Weasel: Law of Gravity
12/9/97
Burke's Law (1994)
Evelyn Turner
S 2: Ep 12
Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success?
7/13/95
Murder, She Wrote
Kim Mitchell
S 10: Ep 13
Portrait of Death
1/16/94
Batman: The Animated Series
Marcia Cates
S 1: Ep 24
Mad as a Hatter
10/12/92
The Bob Hope Show
Herself
S 42: Ep 4
Bob Hope's America: Red, White and Beautiful -- The Swimsuit Edition
5/16/92
S 31: Ep 3
The Bob Hope Christmas Special
12/16/80
One On One With John Tesh
Herself
S 1: Ep 76
January 7, 1992
1/7/92
The ABC Afterschool Special
Wanda Karpinsky
S 18: Ep 1
My Dad Can't Be Crazy...Can He?
9/14/89
Our World
Herself
S 1: Ep 17
Between The Lines - Summer, 1972
2/26/87
Aspel & Company
Herself
S 4: Ep 4
Loretta Swit, Kenneth Williams, Dennis Taylor
2/7/87
Cagney & Lacey
Det. Chris Cagney
S 1: Ep 1
Pilot
10/8/81
The Muppet Show
Herself
S 5: Ep 9
Loretta Swit
11/15/80
The Big Show
Host
S 1: Ep 6
Episode 6
4/15/80
Password Plus
Guest
S 2: Ep 21
PWP-281
2/4/80
S 1: Ep 176
PWP-176
9/10/79
S 1: Ep 81
PWP-81
4/30/79
S 1: Ep 31
PWP-31
2/19/79
Circus of the Stars
Ringmaster
S 1: Ep 4
SPECIAL #4
12/16/79
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Herself
S 14: Ep 25
November 26-December 2, 1979 (2)
11/26/79
S 14: Ep 13
October 15-21, 1979 (2)
10/15/79
S 14: Ep 7
September 24-30, 1979 (2)
9/24/79
S 13: Ep 66
April 23-29, 1979 (2)
4/23/79
S 13: Ep 60
April 2-8, 1979 (2)
4/2/79
+ 16 More Credits
Dinah!
Herself
S 6: Ep 17
October 4, 1979
10/4/79
S 5: Ep 118
March 6, 1979
3/6/79
S 5: Ep 102
February 12, 1979
2/12/79
S 4: Ep 168
May 24, 1978
5/24/78
S 4: Ep 157
May 9, 1978
5/9/78
+ 5 More Credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Herself/Co-host
S 17: Ep 134
May 1, 1979
5/1/79
Supertrain
Alice Phillips
S 1: Ep 4
Hail to the Chief
2/28/79
$20,000 Pyramid
Herself
S 7: Ep 23
Loretta Swit & Ross Martin
2/5/79
S 7: Ep 8
Loretta Swit & Robert Walden
10/23/78
S 6: Ep 42
Loretta Swit & Peter Bonerz
6/19/78
The Love Boat
Miss Mishancov
S 2: Ep 8
Accidental Cruise/The Song is Ended/A Time for Everything/Anoushka
11/4/78
Match Game '73
Panelist
S 6: Ep 41
MG78-41
10/25/78
S 2: Ep 25
MG74-25
6/21/74
S 2: Ep 16
MG74-16
4/19/74
S 1: Ep 18
MG73-18
11/12/73
S 1: Ep 13
MG73-13
10/8/73
+ 3 More Credits
The Merv Griffin Show
Herself
S 15: Ep 163
May 2, 1978
5/2/78
S 13: Ep 51
November 10, 1975
11/10/75
S 12: Ep 151
April 16, 1975
4/16/75
S 12: Ep 34
October 24, 1974
10/24/74
S 10: Ep 226
August 24, 1973
8/24/73
+ 2 More Credits
Battle of the Network Stars
CBS Team
S 2: Ep 1
Special #3
11/4/77
S 1: Ep 2
Special #2
2/28/77
S 1: Ep 1
Special #1
11/13/76
The Love Boat
Terry Larson
S 1: Ep 3
Ex Plus Y/Graham and Kelly/Goldenagers
10/8/77
The Captain and Tennille
Herself
S 1: Ep 15
Show #3-77
2/7/77
S 1: Ep 7
Show #7-76
11/22/76
Match Game '73
Herself
S 4: Ep 48
MG76-48
12/1/76
S 1: Ep 23
MG73-23
12/19/73
Donny and Marie
Herself
S 2: Ep 4
GUESTS: SONNY & CHER, EDGAR BERGEN, LORETTA SWIT
10/15/76
The Mike Douglas Show
Herself
S 14: Ep 201
Week of June 21, 1976
6/21/76
S 14: Ep 140
March 12, 1976
3/12/76
S 13: Ep 183
May 28, 1975
5/28/75
S 13: Ep 66
Week of December 2, 1974
12/2/74
S 13: Ep 3
September 4, 1974
9/4/74
+ 1 More Credits
Good Heavens
Guest Star
S 1: Ep 3
Good Neighbor, Maxine
3/15/76
Petrocelli
Ella Knox
S 1: Ep 5
By Reason of Madness
9/25/74
$10,000 Pyramid
Herself
S 2: Ep 24
Loretta Swit & Joe Flynn
1/28/74
Love, American Style
Mary Beth Scoggins
S 5: Ep 38
Love and the Locksmith
11/16/73
Ironside
Sally Pearson
S 6: Ep 15
Ollinger's Last Case
1/4/73
Love, American Style
Doris
S 4: Ep 33
Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy
11/10/72
Bonanza
Ellen Sue Greely
S 13: Ep 25
A Visit to Upright
3/26/72
Hawaii Five-O
Betty Landers
S 4: Ep 15
Bait Once, Bait Twice
1/4/72
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Rosalyn
S 3: Ep 5
The Convicts
11/21/71
Cade's County
Guest Star
S 1: Ep 1
Homecoming
9/19/71
Gunsmoke
Donna
S 16: Ep 7
Snow Train (2)
10/26/70
S 16: Ep 6
Snow Train (1)
10/19/70
Mission: Impossible
Midge Larson
S 5: Ep 4
Homecoming
10/10/70
Mannix
Jill Packard
S 4: Ep 4
Figures in a Landscape
10/10/70
Hawaii Five-O
Wanda Russell
S 2: Ep 24
Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (2)
3/4/70
S 2: Ep 23
Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (1)
2/25/70
Mannix
Dorothy Harker
S 3: Ep 20
Only One Death to a Customer
2/14/70
Gunsmoke
Belle Clark
S 15: Ep 16
The Pack Rat
1/12/70
Hawaii Five-O
Anna Stockton Shroeder
S 2: Ep 1
A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!
9/24/69
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According to Loretta's mother, she won her first art prize when she was six years old.
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Despite several jokes on
M*A*S*H
that would suggest the opposite, Loretta is a natural blonde.
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Loretta trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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Loretta
: I do what I do because I love it. I am at peace with it and I have found my niche.
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Loretta
: I am away from it. That perception is the audience's or the world's, not mine. Margaret was just another character for me.
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Loretta
: I don't eat or wear animals, but I never tell people not to...that's just my view.
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