Loretta swit bio biography
- Equally versatile at comedy and drama, Loretta Swit was.
- Loretta Jane Swit is an American stage and television actress known for her character roles.
- Loretta Jane Swit is an American stage and television actress known for her character roles.
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Equally versatile at comedy and drama, Loretta Swit was born on November 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey. Her parents, Polish immigrants, were not in favor of her making a stab at a show business career. Performing on stage from age 7, however, nothing and nobody could deter her.
A natural singer who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before finding work in repertory companies, her features were deemed a bit too plain and hard for ingénue roles so she attempted musicals and light comedy, imbuing her characters with a snappy, comic edge. Beginning with the 1967 national touring company of "Any Wednesday", starring Gardner McKay, she forged ahead as a scene-stealing "Pigeon sister" opposite Don Rickles and Ernest Borgnine in an L.A. run of "The Odd Couple" and, from there, earned more laughs as the hopelessly awkward "Agnes Gooch" in the Las Vegas version of "Mame" starring Susan Hayward and (later) Celeste Holm.
Arriving in Hollywood in 1970, Loretta merited some attention by lightening up a number of dramas with h
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Loretta Swit
ACTOR
1937 - Today
Loretta Swit
Loretta Jane Swit (born Loretta Jane Szwed; November 4, 1937) is an American stage and television actress known for her character roles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Loretta Swit has received more than 6,383,862 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Loretta Swit is the 4,102nd most popular actor (down from 3,223rd in 2019), the 6,073rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,020th in 2019) and the 1,843rd most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
6.4M
Page Views (PV)
55.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
1.67
Effective Languages (L*)
4.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Loretta Swit ranks 4,102 out of 13,578. Before her are Judge Reinhold, Allen Garfield, Mickey Kuhn, Zhao Wei, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Tang Wei. After her are Lee Aaker, Sig Ruman, Dorothy Gish, Hu Die, Zooey Deschanel, and Steven Williams.
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Loretta Swit starring in The London and Broadway Smash-Hit Comedy!
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
by Willy Russell
Original Staging in London and New York
by Simon Callow
Loretta Swit Biography
Few actresses can capture the imagination of a generation of television viewers with the certainty and charm of Loretta Swit. As quickwitted, impassioned Major Margaret Houlihan of television’s most honored series, “M*A*S*H,” Ms. Swit became an American icon and with the popular program now in worldwide syndication, new fans continue to enjoy her lavish portrayal of the sensuous, sensitive, comedic Major Houlihan.
There’s more to Loretta Swit than mere prime-time perfection. Honored with such recognition as the People’s Choice Award, The Genie Award, The Silver Satellite Award, The Jean Golden Halo Award and two Emmy Awards, Ms. Swit’s talents are far–reaching and varied. She acts, she dances, she sings—and her career has teamed her with some of the most memorable names in the worl
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| presents: |
| Loretta Swit |
| starring in |
| The London and Broadway Smash-Hit Comedy! |
| SHIRLEY VALENTINE |
| by Willy Russell Original Staging in London and New York by Simon Callow |
Loretta Swit Biography |
| Few actresses can capture the imagination of a generation of television viewers with the certainty and charm of Loretta Swit. As quickwitted, impassioned Major Margaret Houlihan of television’s most honored series, “M*A*S*H,” Ms. Swit became an American icon and with the popular program now in worldwide syndication, new fans continue to enjoy her lavish portrayal of the sensuous, sensitive, comedic Major Houlihan. There’s more to Loretta Swit than mere prime-time perfection. Honored with such recognition as the People’s Choice Award, The Genie Award, The Silver Satellite Award, The Jean Golden Halo Award and two Emmy Awards, Ms. Swit’s talents are far–reaching and varied. She acts, she dances, she sings—and her career has teamed her with some of the most memorable names in the worl Copyright ©bandtide.pages.dev 2025 |