Remember the fiery gaze of Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan? That steely-upper-lips nurse from M*A*S*H—the one who went toe‑to‑toe with Hawkeye and Frank Burns—has finally left us. At 87, American actress Loretta Swit passed away on May 30, 2025, at her New York City home.
Born Loretta Jane Szwed in 1937 in Passaic, New Jersey, she once juggled stenography and ballet classes before landing in Hollywood in the late ‘60s.
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