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Loretta Swit, who achieved stardom portraying Maj.

Loretta Swit, who acted alongside Farrell on “MASH,” told Entertainment Weekly: “Judy was a most beautiful woman — inside and out. We grew up together. She was family. This has been a painful loss, but we will always have the beauty of her memory. Rest in peace, Nurse Able.”

The film grossed more than $80 million, becoming one of the year’s biggest box office hits, and inspired a long-running TV show, with Ms. Kellerman’s character played by Loretta Swit.

When M*A*S*H moved to TV, Kellerman didn't reprise the role of "Hot Lips", with Loretta Swit taking over in the series that ran from 1972 to 83.

The movie would be turned into a TV series that lasted 11 seasons, with Loretta Swit in Kellerman’s role.