Loretta Swit died: American stage and television actress, Loretta Swit died on May 30, 2025 in New York City, U.S. at the age of 87.
Her full name was Loretta Jane Szwed who born on November 4, 1937 in Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. She completed her graduation from Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic in 1955. She attended Katharine Gibbs School in Montclair, New Jersey.
His father was salesman and upholsterer. When she was a child, she was member of a Girl Scout troop sponsored by the Holy Rosary R.C. Church of Passaic. He completed her drama course from Gene Frankel in Manhattan in New York City. She also trained as singer at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
She began her career from theatre. Her first theatre performance was in off-Broadway. She appeared in The Balcony, written by Jean Genet and produced by José Quintero. She also worked with national company of Any Wednesday in 1967. In 1975, she played in Same Time, Next Year on Broadway. She played in Agnes Gooch starring Susan Hayward.
She played Shirley Valentine from the 1990s into the 2010s.
2010, she also worked with Mark Miller in the Alhambra Dinner Theatre in Jacksonville and Florida, directed by Tod Booth. 2016, she appeared in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and again in 2017.
She entered in Hollywood in 1969. In Hawaii Five-O (her first TV credit), Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, and Mannix, she worked as guest roles. She appeared television series M*A*S*H and gained popularity. M*A*S*H is an American war comedy drama television series, starring
Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit, Larry Linville, Gary Burghoff, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, William Christopher, and David Ogden Stiers.
She appeared in Stand Up and Be Counted movie released on 1972, directed by Jackie Cooper and written by Bernard Slade.
In 1973, she appeared in Deadhead Miles as Lady With Glass Eye. Inn1974, she appeared in Policewomen and Freebie and the Bean movie. In 1975, she appeared in Race with the Devil directed by Jack Starrett, written by Wes Bishop and Lee Frost, and starring Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, and Lara Parker.
In 1981, she appeared in S.O.B, written and directed by Blake Edwards, starring Julie Andrews, Richard Mulligan, Robert Preston, Larry Hagman, Robert Vaughn, Robert Webber, Loretta Swit, Shelley Winters, and William Holden.
In 1985, she appeared in Beer. In 1986, she appeared in Whoops Apocalypse, directed by Tom Bussmann and starring Loretta Swit, Herbert Lom, and Peter Cook. In 1986, she appeared in Forest Warrior movie as Shirley. In 1998 she appeared in Beach Movie as Mrs. Jones. In 2019, she appeared in Play the Flute as Mrs. Kincaid.
In 1991, she received Sarah Siddons Award. She won star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989. She won two Emmy Awards.
She married with Dennis Holahan in 1983 and separated in 1995. Her husband is American attorney and actor who born on Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. Previously her husband married with Wylie O’Hara. She has a six years old elder brother named Robert.
Loretta Swit’s net worth was 4 million dollars.