M*A*S*H
1972
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Feb 28, 2023 · Loretta Swit on the 'M*A*S*H' series finale and why she never liked the nickname 'Hot Lips': 'She was so much more than a piece of anatomy' The star of the beloved comedy celebrates 40 years of...
May 17, 2021 · Loretta Swit: Where Is Hot Lips Houlihan From 'M*A*S*H' Today? By Courtney Campbell | May 17, 2021 Loretta Swit is best remembered for playing Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, the...
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Equally versatile at comedy and drama, Loretta Swit's parents, Polish immigrants who settled in Passaic, New Jersey, were not in favor of her making a stab at a show business career. Performing on stage from age 7, however, nothing and nobody could deter her. A natural singer who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before finding work ...
Arriving in Hollywood in 1970, Loretta merited some attention by lightening up a number of dramas with her humorous, off-centered performances on such TV fare as Gunsmoke (1955), Mission: Impossible (1966), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and Mannix (1967). Her star-making role, however, came within two years of moving to the West Coast when she inherited Sal...
Although Loretta's post-\\"M*A*S*H\\" career may appear less noteworthy (it would be hard to imagine anything that could top her bookend Emmy wins on the M*A*S*H series), she has nonetheless remained quite active and provided colorful support in a handful of films including S.O.B. (1981), Beer (1985), Whoops Apocalypse (1986), Forest Warrior (1996) a...
On stage, she made her Broadway debut opposite That Girl (1966)'s Ted Bessell in \\"Same Time, Next Year\\" in 1975 and later replaced Cleo Laine on Broadway in \\"The Mystery of Edwin Drood\\". Honored with the Sarah Siddons award for her title role in \\"Shirley Valentine\\" (over 1,000 performances) in Chicago, she has more recently toured in producti...
Off-stage, Loretta was once married to actor Dennis Holahan, whom she met on the set of M*A*S*H (1972), in 1983. They had no children and divorced in 1995. Her natural spark and trademark blonde, curly mane are more prevalent these days at animal activist fundraisers. A strict vegetarian, she has served as a spokesperson for the Humane Society of t...
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- November 4, 1937
Loretta Swit. Actress: M*A*S*H. Equally versatile at comedy and drama, Loretta Swit was born on November 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey. Her parents, Polish immigrants, were not in favor of her making a stab at a show business career.
- January 1, 1
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- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
May 7, 2024 · Loretta Swit Shares 'M*A*S*H' Memories: "The Camaraderie Was Unlike Anything I Ever Experienced". Ilyssa Panitz. May 7, 2024 · 7 min read. Loretta Swit sees herself as 86 years young, so...
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May 1, 2018 · Thirty-five years after the final episode of M*A*S*H* set a record as the most-watched series finale in history, actor Jamie Farr, 83, and actress Loretta Swit, 80, reunited at Saturday's...
Feb 28, 2023 · Loretta Swit on the 'M*A*S*H' series finale and why she never liked the nickname 'Hot Lips': 'She was so much more than a piece of anatomy' Ethan Alter. February 28, 2023 at 1:03 PM. Loretta...
