Loretta Swit

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations See more awards »

Known For

M*A*S*H (1972)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983)

Freebie and the Bean (1974)

Race with the Devil (1975)

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Actress (55 titles)

1998 Beach Movie
Mrs. Jones

1998 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Maggie Dennings

– Drill for Death (1998) … Maggie Dennings

1997 Cow and Chicken (TV series)
Judge

– Space Cow/Orthodontic Police (1997) … Judge (voice) (as Lorretta Swit)

1996 Forest Warrior
Shirley

1995 Burke's Law (TV series)
Evelyn Turner

– Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success? (1995) … Evelyn Turner

1994 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Kim Mitchell

– Portrait of Death (1994) … Kim Mitchell

1992 The Big Battalions (TV mini-series)
Cora Lynne

– Episode #1.4 (1992) … Cora Lynne

1992 A Killer Among Friends (TV movie)
Det. Patricia Staley

1992 Batman (TV series)
Marcia Cates

– Mad as a Hatter (1992) … Marcia Cates (voice)

1991 Hell Hath No Fury (TV movie)

1990 A Matter of Principle (TV movie)
Janet Short

1989 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Wanda Karpinsky

– My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? (1989) … Wanda Karpinsky

1988 14 Going on 30 (TV movie)

1988 Whoops Apocalypse
President Barbara Adams

1986 Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (TV movie)
Deo Fisher

1986 Miracle at Moreaux (TV movie)
Sister Gabrielle

1985 Beer
B.D. Tucker

1985 Sam (TV movie)
Samantha Flynn

1985 The Execution (TV movie)
Marysia Walenka

1977-1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Kathy Ross / Anoushka Mishancov / Terry Larsen

– My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 1 (1984) … Kathy Ross

– My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 2 (1984) … Kathy Ross

– A Time for Everything/The Song Is Ended/Accidental Cruise/Anoushka (1978) … Anoushka Mishancov

– Ex Plus Y/Golden Agers/Graham and Kelly (1977) … Terry Larsen

1983 First Affair (TV movie)
Jane Simon

1972-1983 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Major Margaret Houlihan

– Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) … Major Margaret Houlihan

– As Time Goes By (1983) … Major Margaret Houlihan

– Give and Take (1983) … Major Margaret Houlihan

– Friends and Enemies (1983) … Major Margaret Houlihan

– Say No More (1983) … Major Margaret Houlihan

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1983 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (TV movie)
Grace Bradley

1982 Games Mother Never Taught You (TV movie)
Laura Bentells

1982 The Kid from Nowhere (TV movie)
Caroline Baker

1981 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Det. Christine Cagney

– Pilot (1981) … Det. Christine Cagney

1981 S.O.B.
Polly Reed

1980 The Love Tapes (TV movie)
Samantha Young

1979 Valentine (TV movie)
Emily

1979 Friendships, Secrets and Lies (TV movie)
B.J.

1979 Mirror, Mirror (TV movie)
Sandy McLaren

1979 Supertrain (TV series)
Alice Phillips

– Hail to the Chief (1979) … Alice Phillips

1977 The Hostage Heart (TV movie)
Chris LeBlanc

1976 Good Heavens (TV series)
Maxine

– Good Neighbor Maxine (1976) … Maxine

1975 Rickles (TV movie)
Major Margaret Houlihan

1975 Race with the Devil
Alice Stewart

1975 Superman (TV movie)
Sydney

1975 The Last Day (TV movie)
Daisy

1974 Freebie and the Bean
Meyers' Wife

1974 Petrocelli (TV series)
Ella Knox

– By Reason of Madness (1974) … Ella Knox

1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn (TV series)

– Episode #1.1 (1974)

1974 Policewomen
Police clerk (uncredited)

1972-1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Doris (segment "Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy") / Mary Beth Scoggins (segment "Love and the Locksmith")

– Love and the Big Top/Love and the Locksmith/Love and the Odd Couples/Love and the Unwedding (1973) … Mary Beth Scoggins (segment "Love and the Locksmith")

– Love and the Hairy Excuse/Love and Lady Luck/Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy (1972) … Doris (segment "Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy")

1973 Shirts/Skins (TV movie)
Linda Bush

1973 Ironside (TV series)
Sally Pearson

– Ollinger's Last Case (1973) … Sally Pearson

1973 Deadhead Miles
Lady with Glass Eye

1972 Stand Up and Be Counted
Hilary McBride

1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Ellen Sue Greely

– A Visit to Upright (1972) … Ellen Sue Greely

1972 Fireball Forward (TV movie)
Nurse (uncredited)

1969-1972 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Wanda Russell / Anna / Betty

– Bait Once, Bait Twice (1972) … Betty

– Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part II (1970) … Wanda Russell

– Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part I (1970) … Wanda Russell

– A Thousand Pardons - You're Dead! (1969) … Anna

1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Rosalyn

– The Convicts (1971) … Rosalyn

1971 Cade's County (TV series)
Ginny Lomax

– Homecoming (1971) … Ginny Lomax

1970 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Donna / Belle Clark

– Snow Train: Part 2 (1970) … Donna

– Snow Train: Part 1 (1970) … Donna

– The Pack Rat (1970) … Belle Clark

1970 Mannix (TV series)
Dorothy Harker / Jill Packard

– Figures in a Landscape (1970) … Jill Packard

– Only One Death to a Customer (1970) … Dorothy Harker

1970 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Midge Larson

– Homecoming (1970) … Midge Larson

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Starred in "A Passionate Woman", March 21, 2000 to April 16, 2000 at Florida's Coconut Grove Playhouse. See more »

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3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

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J. Cast Productions | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lorretta Swit

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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Personal Quote:

Sometimes I would get letters from nurses saying how grateful they were that a nurse was finally being portrayed as a person, a caring human being. As far as the audience was concerned, I think it identifies with at least one or two or maybe all of us. We have become people to them and never caricatures. We're very real to them. See more »

Trivia:

During a M*A*S*H season hiatus, Loretta starred as "Chris Cagney" in the pilot episode of Cagney & Lacey in 1981. She wanted to leave the show, which was in its ninth season, to star as the police officer when the pilot was picked up. The "M*A*S*H" producers, however, wouldn't let her go. Meg Foster subbed in for Loretta, who in turn was replaced by Sharon Gless. See more »

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