Loretta Swit, The Mash, passed away at 87. She was known for her various roles, including Margaret Hot Lips on the TV show MASH. According to her publicist, Harlan Boll, she passed away at home peacefully in the NY ( New York City.
How did Loretta Swit pass away?
The cause of Loretta Swit’s passing was natural, as per the various news reports, but it is still waiting for the exact report.
Who was Loretta Swit?
Loretta Swit was one of the American popular stage and TV stars and also an army nurse. She had received 2 Emmy awards for the best supporting actress and 10 nominations from the year 1972 to 1983.
She was born in the year 1937 on November 4 in Passaic, New Jersey and passed away on 30th may 2025. She completed her high school at the Pope Pius XII High School in the year 1955. She used to appear as a cheerleader at graduation and also became captain of the women’s basketball team. In 1957, she also did her graduation from the Katharine Gibbs School in Montclair, New Jersey. After graduation, she worked as a clerk in Bloomfield, New Jersey. After this, she also did Drama studies with General Frankel in Manhattan in New York City, US.
She used to work on various theatre productions also, and some of them are “An Enemy of the People” , “The Balcony”, “Any Wednesday”, “Same Time- Next Year”.
Her entry into Hollywood was in the year 1969, where she took various roles in TV series like Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible, Mannix, MASH, Cagney & Lacey, Bonanza, “Win, Lose or Draw”, Match Game, Pyramid, etc.
In which film did she take a role?
The following are the films and the roles she took during her lifetime
- 1972, “Stand up and be counted” as Hilary McBride
- 1973 Policewomen as Police Clerk
- 1981 S.O.B. as Polly Reed
- 1985 Beer as BD Tucker
- 1986 Whoops Apocalypse as president, Barbara Adams
- 1998 Beach movie as Mrs Jones
- 2019 Play the flute as Mrs Kincaid
Did Loretta Swit ever have any children?
No, she had no children as her married life ended in divorce in 1995. She married once you Dennis Holahan, whose relationship lasted till 1995.