Loretta Jane Swit is an American stage and television actress known for her character roles. Swit is best known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for which she won two Emmy Awards.
Known For
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Cast Credits
TV Land Icon Awards (2003)
Guest starring as Loretta Swit
- Episode 2009-04-26: 7th Annual TV Land Icon Awards (Apr 26, 2009)
So Graham Norton (1998)
Guest starring as Loretta Swit
- Episode 5x07: Dolph Lundgren, Matthew Modine, Loretta Swit (Dec 14, 2001)
Burke's Law (1994)
Guest starring as Evelyn Turner
- Episode 2x12: Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success? (Jul 13, 1995)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Guest starring as Marcia Cates
- Episode 1x24: Mad as a Hatter (Oct 12, 1992)
Diagnosis Murder (1992)
Guest starring as Maggie Dennings
- Episode 5x15: Drill for Death (Jan 22, 1998)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Kim Mitchell
- Episode 10x13: Portrait of Death (Jan 16, 1994)
Wogan (1982)
Guest starring as Loretta Swit
- Episode 5x131: Cliff Richard, Jimmy Savile, Loretta Swit (Dec 23, 1985)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Anoushka Mishancov
- Episode 2x08: Accidental Cruise / The Song is Ended / A Time for Everything / Anoushka (Nov 4, 1978)
Guest starring as Terry Larsen
- Episode 1x03: Ex Plus Y / Graham and Kelly / Golden Agers (Oct 8, 1977)
Guest starring as Kathy Ross
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x12: My Mother, My Chaperone / The Present / The Death and Life of Sir Albert Demerest / Welcome Aboard (2) (Nov 24, 1984)
- Episode 8x11: My Mother, My Chaperone / The Present / The Death and Life of Sir Albert Demerest / Welcome Aboard (1) (Nov 24, 1984)
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
Guest starring as Loretta Swit
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Special #3 (Nov 4, 1977)
- Episode 1x02: Special #2 (Feb 28, 1977)
- Episode 1x01: Special #1 (Nov 13, 1976)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Guest starring as Loretta Swit
- Episode 5x01: Loretta Swit (Mar 10, 1980) [Special Guest Star]
Petrocelli (1974)
Guest starring as Ella Knox
- Episode 1x03: By Reason of Madness (Sep 25, 1974) [Special Guest Star]
The ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
Guest starring as Wanda Karpinsky
- Episode 18x01: My Dad Can't Be Crazy, Can He? (Sep 14, 1989)
M*A*S*H (1972)
Starring as Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan
(235 episodes)
- Episode 11x16: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen (Feb 28, 1983)
- Episode 11x15: As Time Goes By (Feb 21, 1983)
- Episode 11x13: Friends and Enemies (Feb 7, 1983)
- Episode 11x12: Say No More (Jan 24, 1983)
- Episode 11x11: Strange Bedfellows (Jan 10, 1983)
- Episode 11x10: U.N., the Night and the Music (Jan 3, 1983)
- Episode 11x09: Run for the Money (Dec 20, 1982)
- Episode 11x08: The Moon Is Not Blue (Dec 13, 1982)
- Episode 11x07: Settling Debts (Dec 6, 1982)
- Episode 11x06: Bombshells (Nov 28, 1982)
- Episode 11x05: Who Knew? (Nov 22, 1982)
- Episode 11x04: The Joker Is Wild (Nov 15, 1982)
- Episode 11x03: Foreign Affairs (Nov 8, 1982)
- Episode 11x02: Trick or Treatment (Nov 1, 1982)
- Episode 11x01: Hey, Look Me Over (Oct 25, 1982)
- Episode 10x21: That Darn Kid (Apr 12, 1982)
- Episode 10x20: Picture This (Apr 5, 1982)
- Episode 10x19: Sons and Bowlers (Mar 22, 1982)
- Episode 10x18: Heroes (Mar 15, 1982)
- Episode 10x17: Promotion Commotion (Mar 1, 1982)
- Episode 10x16: Where There's a Will, There's a War (Feb 22, 1982)
- Episode 10x15: Pressure Points (Feb 15, 1982)
- Episode 10x14: The Tooth Shall Set You Free (Feb 8, 1982)
- Episode 10x13: A Holy Mess (Feb 1, 1982)
- Episode 10x12: Blood and Guts (Jan 18, 1982)
- Episode 10x11: The Birthday Girls (Jan 11, 1982)
- Episode 10x10: Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead (Jan 4, 1982)
- Episode 10x09: 'Twas the Day After Christmas (Dec 28, 1981)
- Episode 10x08: Snappier Judgment (2) (Dec 14, 1981)
- Episode 10x07: Snap Judgment (1) (Dec 7, 1981)
- Episode 10x06: Communication Breakdown (Nov 30, 1981)
- Episode 10x05: Wheelers and Dealers (Nov 23, 1981)
- Episode 10x04: Give 'em Hell, Hawkeye (Nov 16, 1981)
- Episode 10x03: Rumor at the Top (Nov 9, 1981)
- Episode 10x02: Identity Crisis (Nov 2, 1981)
- Episode 10x01: That's Show Biz (Oct 26, 1981)
- Episode 9x20: The Life You Save (May 4, 1981)
- Episode 9x19: The Foresight Saga (Apr 13, 1981)
- Episode 9x18: Blood Brothers (Apr 6, 1981)
- Episode 9x17: Bless You, Hawkeye (Mar 16, 1981)
- Episode 9x16: The Red/White Blues (Mar 9, 1981)
- Episode 9x15: Bottoms Up (Mar 2, 1981)
- Episode 9x14: Oh, How We Danced (Feb 23, 1981)
- Episode 9x13: No Laughing Matter (Feb 16, 1981)
- Episode 9x12: Depressing News (Feb 9, 1981)
- Episode 9x11: No Sweat (Feb 2, 1981)
- Episode 9x10: Operation Friendship (Jan 26, 1981)
- Episode 9x09: Taking the Fifth (Jan 19, 1981)
- Episode 9x08: Tell It to the Marines (Jan 12, 1981)
- Episode 9x07: Your Retention Please (Jan 5, 1981)
- Episode 9x06: A War for all Seasons (Dec 29, 1980)
- Episode 9x05: Death Takes a Holiday (Dec 15, 1980)
- Episode 9x04: Father's Day (Dec 8, 1980)
- Episode 9x03: Cementing Relationships (Dec 1, 1980)
- Episode 9x02: Letters (Nov 24, 1980)
- Episode 9x01: The Best of Enemies (Nov 17, 1980)
- Episode 8x25: April Fools (Mar 24, 1980)
- Episode 8x24: Back Pay (Mar 10, 1980)
- Episode 8x23: War Co-Respondent (Mar 3, 1980)
- Episode 8x22: Dreams (Feb 18, 1980)
- Episode 8x21: Goodbye, Cruel World (Feb 11, 1980)
- Episode 8x20: Lend a Hand (Feb 4, 1980)
- Episode 8x19: Morale Victory (Jan 28, 1980)
- Episode 8x18: Old Soldiers (Jan 21, 1980)
- Episode 8x17: Heal Thyself (Jan 14, 1980)
- Episode 8x16: Bottle Fatigue (Jan 7, 1980)
- Episode 8x15: Yessir, That's Our Baby (Dec 31, 1979)
- Episode 8x14: Stars and Stripes (Dec 17, 1979)
- Episode 8x13: Captain's Outrageous (Dec 10, 1979)
- Episode 8x12: Dear Uncle Abdul (Dec 3, 1979)
- Episode 8x11: Life Time (Nov 26, 1979)
- Episode 8x10: The Yalu Brick Road (Nov 19, 1979)
- Episode 8x09: Mr. and Mrs. Who? (Nov 12, 1979)
- Episode 8x08: Private Finance (Nov 5, 1979)
- Episode 8x07: Nurse Doctor (Oct 29, 1979)
- Episode 8x06: Period of Adjustment (Oct 22, 1979)
- Episode 8x05: Good-Bye Radar (2) (Oct 15, 1979)
- Episode 8x04: Good-Bye Radar (1) (Oct 8, 1979)
- Episode 8x03: Guerilla My Dreams (Oct 1, 1979)
- Episode 8x02: Are You Now, Margaret? (Sep 24, 1979)
- Episode 8x01: Too Many Cooks (Sep 17, 1979)
- Episode 7x25: The Party (Mar 12, 1979)
- Episode 7x24: Ain't Love Grand (Mar 5, 1979)
- Episode 7x23: A Night at Rosie's (Feb 26, 1979)
- Episode 7x22: Preventive Medicine (Feb 19, 1979)
- Episode 7x21: Rally Round the Flagg, Boys (Feb 12, 1979)
- Episode 7x20: C*A*V*E (Feb 5, 1979)
- Episode 7x19: Hot Lips Is Back in Town (Jan 29, 1979)
- Episode 7x18: The Young and the Restless (Jan 22, 1979)
- Episode 7x17: The Price (Jan 15, 1979)
- Episode 7x16: Inga (Jan 8, 1979)
- Episode 7x15: B.J. Papa San (Jan 1, 1979)
- Episode 7x14: Dear Sis (Dec 18, 1978)
- Episode 7x13: An Eye for a Tooth (Dec 11, 1978)
- Episode 7x12: Out of Gas (Dec 4, 1978)
- Episode 7x11: Dear Comrade (Nov 27, 1978)
- Episode 7x10: Point of View (Nov 20, 1978)
- Episode 7x09: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Nov 13, 1978)
- Episode 7x08: Major Ego (Nov 6, 1978)
- Episode 7x07: They Call the Wind Korea (Oct 30, 1978)
- Episode 7x06: None Like It Hot (Oct 23, 1978)
- Episode 7x05: The Billfold Syndrome (Oct 16, 1978)
- Episode 7x04: Our Finest Hour (Oct 9, 1978)
- Episode 7x03: Lil (Oct 2, 1978)
- Episode 7x02: Peace on Us (Sep 25, 1978)
- Episode 7x01: Commander Pierce (Sep 18, 1978)
- Episode 6x24: Major Topper (Mar 27, 1978)
- Episode 6x23: Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde (Feb 27, 1978)
- Episode 6x22: Potter's Retirement (Feb 20, 1978)
- Episode 6x21: Temporary Duty (Feb 13, 1978)
- Episode 6x20: Mail Call Three (Feb 6, 1978)
- Episode 6x19: What's Up, Doc? (Jan 30, 1978)
- Episode 6x18: Your Hit Parade (Jan 24, 1978)
- Episode 6x17: Tea and Empathy (Jan 17, 1978)
- Episode 6x16: Patient 4077 (Jan 10, 1978)
- Episode 6x15: The Smell of Music (Jan 3, 1978)
- Episode 6x14: The Merchant of Korea (Dec 20, 1977)
- Episode 6x13: Comrades in Arms (2) (Dec 13, 1977)
- Episode 6x12: Comrades in Arms (1) (Dec 6, 1977)
- Episode 6x11: The Grim Reaper (Nov 29, 1977)
- Episode 6x10: The M*A*S*H Olympics (Nov 22, 1977)
- Episode 6x09: Images (Nov 15, 1977)
- Episode 6x08: Change Day (Nov 8, 1977)
- Episode 6x07: In Love and War (Nov 1, 1977)
- Episode 6x06: The Light That Failed (Oct 25, 1977)
- Episode 6x05: The Winchester Tapes (Oct 18, 1977)
- Episode 6x04: War of Nerves (Oct 11, 1977)
- Episode 6x03: Last Laugh (Oct 4, 1977)
- Episode 6x02: Fallen Idol (Sep 27, 1977)
- Episode 6x01: Fade Out, Fade In (Sep 20, 1977)
- Episode 5x24: Margaret's Marriage (Mar 15, 1977)
- Episode 5x23: Post Op (Mar 8, 1977)
- Episode 5x22: Souvenirs (Mar 1, 1977)
- Episode 5x21: Movie Tonight (Feb 22, 1977)
- Episode 5x20: The General's Practitioner (Feb 15, 1977)
- Episode 5x19: Hepatitis (Feb 8, 1977)
- Episode 5x18: Hanky Panky (Feb 1, 1977)
- Episode 5x17: End Run (Jan 25, 1977)
- Episode 5x16: Ping Pong (Jan 18, 1977)
- Episode 5x15: 38 Across (Jan 11, 1977)
- Episode 5x13: Hawk's Nightmare (Dec 21, 1976)
- Episode 5x12: Exorcism (Dec 14, 1976)
- Episode 5x11: The Colonel's Horse (Dec 7, 1976)
- Episode 5x10: Hawkeye Get Your Gun (Nov 30, 1976)
- Episode 5x09: The Korean Surgeon (Nov 23, 1976)
- Episode 5x08: Mulcahy's War (Nov 16, 1976)
- Episode 5x06: The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan (Oct 26, 1976)
- Episode 5x05: The Nurses (Oct 19, 1976)
- Episode 5x04: Lt. Radar O'Reilly (Oct 12, 1976)
- Episode 5x03: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Oct 5, 1976)
- Episode 5x02: Margaret's Engagement (Sep 28, 1976)
- Episode 5x01: Bug Out (Sep 21, 1976)
- Episode 4x23: Deluge (Feb 17, 1976)
- Episode 4x17: Der Tag (Jan 6, 1976)
- Episode 4x16: Dear Ma (Dec 23, 1975)
- Episode 4x14: Mail Call, Again (Dec 9, 1975)
- Episode 4x13: The Gun (Dec 2, 1975)
- Episode 4x12: Soldier of the Month (Nov 28, 1975)
- Episode 4x11: Of Moose and Men (Nov 21, 1975)
- Episode 4x10: Dear Peggy (Nov 11, 1975)
- Episode 4x09: Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler (Nov 7, 1975)
- Episode 4x08: The Kids (Oct 31, 1975)
- Episode 4x07: Dear Mildred (Oct 24, 1975)
- Episode 4x05: Hey, Doc (Oct 10, 1975)
- Episode 4x04: The Late Captain Pierce (Oct 3, 1975)
- Episode 4x03: It Happened One Night (Sep 26, 1975)
- Episode 4x02: Change of Command (Sep 19, 1975)
- Episode 4x01: Welcome to Korea (Sep 12, 1975)
- Episode 3x24: Abyssinia, Henry (Mar 18, 1975)
- Episode 3x23: White Gold (Mar 11, 1975)
- Episode 3x22: Payday (Mar 4, 1975)
- Episode 3x21: Big Mac (Feb 25, 1975)
- Episode 3x19: Aid Station (Feb 11, 1975)
- Episode 3x18: House Arrest (Feb 4, 1975)
- Episode 3x17: The Consultant (Jan 21, 1975)
- Episode 3x16: Bulletin Board (Jan 14, 1975)
- Episode 3x15: Bombed (Jan 7, 1975)
- Episode 3x14: Private Charles Lamb (Dec 31, 1974)
- Episode 3x13: Mad Dogs and Servicemen (Dec 10, 1974)
- Episode 3x12: A Full Rich Day (Dec 3, 1974)
- Episode 3x11: Adam's Ribs (Nov 26, 1974)
- Episode 3x10: There Is Nothing Like a Nurse (Nov 19, 1974)
- Episode 3x09: Alcoholics Unanimous (Nov 12, 1974)
- Episode 3x08: Life with Father (Oct 29, 1974)
- Episode 3x07: Check-Up (Oct 22, 1974)
- Episode 3x06: Springtime (Oct 15, 1974)
- Episode 3x05: O.R. (Oct 8, 1974)
- Episode 3x04: Iron Guts Kelly (Oct 1, 1974)
- Episode 3x03: Officer of the Day (Sep 24, 1974)
- Episode 3x02: Rainbow Bridge (Sep 17, 1974)
- Episode 3x01: The General Flipped at Dawn (Sep 10, 1974)
- Episode 2x24: A Smattering of Intelligence (Mar 2, 1974)
- Episode 2x23: Mail Call (Feb 23, 1974)
- Episode 2x22: George (Feb 16, 1974)
- Episode 2x21: Crisis (Feb 9, 1974)
- Episode 2x20: As You Were (Feb 2, 1974)
- Episode 2x18: Operation Noselift (Jan 19, 1974)
- Episode 2x17: For Want of a Boot (Jan 12, 1974)
- Episode 2x16: Henry in Love (Jan 5, 1974)
- Episode 2x15: Officers Only (Dec 22, 1973)
- Episode 2x14: Hot Lips and Empty Arms (Dec 15, 1973)
- Episode 2x13: Deal Me Out (Dec 8, 1973)
- Episode 2x12: The Incubator (Dec 1, 1973)
- Episode 2x11: Carry on Hawkeye (Nov 24, 1973)
- Episode 2x10: The Sniper (Nov 17, 1973)
- Episode 2x09: Dear Dad... Three (Nov 10, 1973)
- Episode 2x08: The Trial of Henry Blake (Nov 3, 1973)
- Episode 2x07: L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) (Oct 27, 1973)
- Episode 2x06: Kim (Oct 20, 1973)
- Episode 2x05: Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde (Oct 13, 1973)
- Episode 2x04: For the Good of the Outfit (Oct 6, 1973)
- Episode 2x03: Radar's Report (Sep 29, 1973)
- Episode 2x02: 5 O'Clock Charlie (Sep 22, 1973)
- Episode 2x01: Divided We Stand (Sep 15, 1973)
- Episode 1x24: Showtime (Mar 25, 1973)
- Episode 1x23: Cease-Fire (Mar 18, 1973)
- Episode 1x22: Major Fred C. Dobbs (Mar 11, 1973)
- Episode 1x21: Sticky Wicket (Mar 4, 1973)
- Episode 1x20: The Army-Navy Game (Feb 25, 1973)
- Episode 1x19: The Long-John Flap (Feb 17, 1973)
- Episode 1x18: Dear Dad, Again (Feb 4, 1973)
- Episode 1x17: Sometimes You Hear the Bullet (Jan 28, 1973)
- Episode 1x16: The Ringbanger (Jan 21, 1973)
- Episode 1x15: Tuttle (Jan 14, 1973)
- Episode 1x14: Love Story (Jan 7, 1973)
- Episode 1x13: Edwina (Dec 24, 1972)
- Episode 1x12: Dear Dad (Dec 17, 1972)
- Episode 1x11: Germ Warfare (Dec 10, 1972)
- Episode 1x10: I Hate A Mystery (Nov 26, 1972)
- Episode 1x07: Bananas, Crackers and Nuts (Nov 5, 1972)
- Episode 1x06: Yankee Doodle Doctor (Oct 22, 1972)
- Episode 1x04: Chief Surgeon Who? (Oct 8, 1972)
- Episode 1x03: Requiem for a Lightweight (Oct 1, 1972)
- Episode 1x02: To Market, to Market (Sep 24, 1972)
- Episode 1x01: M*A*S*H - The Pilot (Sep 17, 1972)
Guest starring as Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan
(7 episodes)
- Episode 4x24: The Interview (Feb 24, 1976) [Credit Only]
- Episode 4x19: Some 38th Parallels (Jan 20, 1976) [Credit Only]
- Episode 3x20: Love and Marriage (Feb 18, 1975) [Credit Only]
- Episode 2x19: The Chosen People (Jan 26, 1974) [Credit Only]
- Episode 1x09: Henry, Please Come Home (Nov 19, 1972) [Credit Only]
- Episode 1x08: Cowboy (Nov 12, 1972) [Credit Only]
- Episode 1x05: The Moose (Oct 15, 1972) [Credit Only]
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Mary Beth Scoggins
- Episode 5x38: Love and the Locksmith (Nov 16, 1973)
Guest starring as Doris
- Episode 4x33: Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy (Nov 10, 1972)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
Guest starring as Rosalyn
- Episode 3x05: The Convicts (Nov 21, 1971)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Betty Landers
- Episode 4x15: Bait Once, Bait Twice (Jan 4, 1972)
Guest starring as Anna
- Episode 2x01: A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead! (Sep 24, 1969)
Guest starring as Wanda Russell
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (2) (Mar 4, 1970)
- Episode 2x23: Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (1) (Feb 25, 1970)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Dorothy Harker
- Episode 3x20: Only One Death to a Customer (Feb 14, 1970)
Guest starring as Jill Packard
- Episode 4x04: Figures in a Landscape (Oct 10, 1970)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
- Episode 10x18: November 3-7, 1975 (One Hour Long Special) (Nov 3, 1975)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Loretta Swit
(2 episodes)
- Episode 14x66: Dec. 2, 1974 (Dec 2, 1974)
- Episode 13x04: Sep. 6, 1973 (Sep 6, 1973)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Guest starring as Belle Clark
- Episode 15x16: The Pack Rat (Jan 12, 1970)
Guest starring as Donna
(2 episodes)
- Episode 16x07: Snow Train (2) (Oct 26, 1970)
- Episode 16x06: Snow Train (1) (Oct 19, 1970)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Winner
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1982-09-19: The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1982 (Sep 19, 1982)
- Episode 1980-09-07: The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1980 (Sep 7, 1980)