LORETTA SWIT

Loretta Swit started her career in 1969 with guest roles on shows like Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, and Mannix. It would take her a few years to get a foothold in the industry, but the wait was certainly worth it. In 1972, she was cast as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the widely popular series M*A*S*H., a comedy set during the Korean War. Swit was not the first actress to play the role, but she helped make the character become one of the most memorable.

Thanks to the success of the show, Swit also got to enjoy a fruitful career in Hollywood. She was in the shows The Love Boat, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Win, The Muppet Show, and Hollywood squares. In 2017, she published SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit. Since then, she has been living a more private life, free from worries about loans and other financial woes.