Loretta Swit

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Characters played by Loretta Swit

Margaret Houlihan — M*A*S*H (1972)

Major and regular Army character commissioned as a regular, often in dramatic tension with civilian draftees.

Alice — Race with the Devil (1975)

Frank's wife. Discovers the occult rune on the RV, researches Satanic literature with Kelly, and endures the cult's psychological and physical attacks.

Polly Reed — S.O.B. (1981)

An associate in the Hollywood milieu depicted in the film, part of the social circle that witnesses Felix's downfall and the industry's eventual commercial exploitation of his work.

Miss Horton — 14 Going on 30 (1988)

The school assistant who initially interacts with Danny in his Harold Forndexter persona. She is impressed by his unconventional rules and youthful leadership style.

Marysia Walenka — The Execution (1985)

Marysia is one of the five women in a San Diego Wednesday-night mah jongg club who survived a Nazi concentration camp. The women recognize a local restaurant owner as the doctor who experimented on them when they were girls, and Marysia is part of the group that decides to execute him.

B.D. Tucker — Beer (1985)

B.D. is the campaign's creator, initially assumed by others to be a man, though the audience learns she is a woman. When Buzz's footage fails to capture the hoped-for heroics, she proposes speeding it up, adding staged effects and Norbecker branding to make the men appear more capable. She says she can handle Buzz's arrival.

Sandy McLaren — Mirror, Mirror (1979)

A bored housewife whose husband treats her more like a friend than a romantic partner. She undergoes breast surgery hoping to rekindle passion, but the procedure backfires and negatively impacts her marriage.

Hilary McBride — Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)

A housewife inspired by the movement's activities to change her life, tired of being treated merely as a sex object and second-class citizen by her husband.

Jane Simon — First Affair (1983)

Jane is Toby's literature professor and Greg's wife of more than sixteen years. She hires Toby to babysit her children, Jenny and Collin, but later catches Toby and Greg having an affair and throws Greg out. After he chooses to try to save their marriage, Jane eventually forgives Toby.

Career Overview

Loretta Swit has 60 screen credits in a career dating back to 1944. Signature works include M*A*S*H, Miracle at Moreaux, Whoops Apocalypse. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
60
Birth Date
1937-11-04
Birth Place
Passaic, New Jersey, USA

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