Loretta Swit

Quick Facts

Full Name	Loretta Swit
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	Nov 4, 1937(1937-11-04)
Age	87
Birthplace	Passaic
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Scorpio

Loretta Swit Biography

Loretta Swit is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on November 4, 1937 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. On TV, she played the role of Major Margaret Houlihan, the head nurse.

She was a star on MASH, starring with She starred on the hit show MASH with Alan Alda..

From 1983 to 1995, she was married to Dennis Holahan.

Loretta Swit Net Worth

Loretta Swit is one of the richest TV Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Loretta Swit 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

During her training as an actress, Gene Frankel mentored her.

Before landing her role as MAS*H, she toured with Any Wednesday.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Loretta Swit height 5 ft 6 in Loretta weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Loretta Swit Dating?

According to our records, Loretta Swit married to Dennis Holahan. As of December 1, 2023, Loretta Swit’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Loretta Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Loretta Swit celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.

Top Facts about Loretta Swit

1. Loretta Swit was born on November 4, 1937 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Lester and Nellie Szwed of Polish descent.
2. She attended Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic, where she was a cheerleader and performed in theatrical productions.
3. Swit developed her acting career while working various clerical jobs.
4. Swit played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the TV series MAS*H from 1972-1983 and won two Emmy Awards.
5. Swit also had guest roles in many TV series, including Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, and Mission: Impossible.
6. Swit was a vegetarian for many years before becoming a vegan in 1981.
7. She played Agnes Gooch in Las Vegas’s version of Mame, starring Susan Hayward and Celeste Holm.
8. She studied drama with Gene Frankel in Manhattan.
9. She has played Shirley Valentine in a one-woman play since the 1990s.
10. Swit was the only actor to be in both the MAS*H pilot episode and the finale.
11. Swit guest-starred with Mike Connors in the Mannix episode “Figures in a Landscape” in 1970.
12. Swit was once linked with musician Bill Hudson.
13. She married actor Dennis Holahan in 1983 and divorced him in 1995.
14. Swit is an animal rights activist.
15. She wrote a book on needlepoint titled A Needlepoint Scrapbook.

Where does Loretta Swit currently live?

I saw how we pulled together into one strong, resilient family. I remember a newspaper headline in Paris read ‘Today We Are All Americans. ‘ Well today, we are all family.” Swit is currently in New York City.

Did Loretta Swit ever have children?

Off-stage, Loretta was once married to actor Dennis Holahan, whom she met on the set of MAS*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.

Is Loretta Swit and Sally Kellerman the same person?

Swit inherited the star-making role from actress Sally Kellerman , who portrayed Houlihan in the feature film.

Is Margaret Houlihan still alive?

Sally Kellerman, the Oscar and Emmy-nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film MAS*H, has died. Kellerman died of heart failure at her home Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, her manager and publicist Alan Eichler said. She was 84.

Who from MASH have passed away?

“ Burt Metcalfe is gone now. We all loved him. If you enjoyed MASH it was in large part because of Burt. he was a producer on every season and ran the show for 7 years,” Alda wrote on Twitter.