By Bianca Sierra
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Loretta Jane Swit (born Loretta Jane Szwed; November 4, 1937 – May 30, 2025) was an American stage and television actress widely known for her character roles, prominently her role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for which she won two Emmy Awards.
Swit was once linked with musician Bill Hudson. She married actor Dennis Holahan in 1983 and divorced him in 1995. Holahan played Per Johannsen, a Swedish diplomat who became briefly involved with Swit’s character in an episode of M*A*S*H.
Swit was an animal rights activist. She was a vegetarian for many years before becoming a vegan in 1981.
Swit wrote a book on needlepoint, titled A Needlepoint Scrapbook.
Swit died on May 30, 2025, at her home in New York City from natural causes, at the age of 87.
