Posted by Songbird on May 30, 2025, 2:08 pm
Swit, who loved animals as much as she did the arts, her rep said, had a wildlife series on Discovery. "Those Incredible Animals" was shown twice a week for five years in more than 30 countries.
She founded the SwitHeart Animal Alliance "to prevent cruelty and end animal suffering, to promote and cooperate with numerous nonprofit organizations and programs that protect, rescue, train, and care for animals and preserve their habitat," her rep said in the statement."
Swit was born Loretta Jane Szwed on Nov. 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey, to Polish immigrants. She went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before kick-starting her career with years of touring.
She was 87.
Swit died at her home in New York City just after noon Friday, her team said in a statement, citing a police report. It is suspected she died of natural causes, but a report from the coroner's office is still pending. Rest Easy, Major Houlihan (Lorretta)
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