63rd Primetime Emmy Awards

Loretta Swit for "M*A*S*H"

This one's a real head-scratcher. Loretta Swit, who played "Hot Lips" Houlihan, the all-bark-and-a-little-bite character, for 11 seasons, earning two Emmys during that time, never really resurfaced in a major capacity after playing the major. A couple ... moreof interesting notes: Only she and Alan Alda can claim to have been in both the pilot episode of the series and the finale, and Swit did have another shot at a long-running series: She played Cagney in the movie pilot for the series "Cagney & Lacey," but contractual obligations prevented her from continuing the role. Hot Lips would have busted some skulls.

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