Loretta Swit

Question: I don't have any wagers, arguments or bets to settle. I just have a question, if that's OK. Was there another actress who played Cagney on Cagney & Lacey before Sharon Gless did, or is my memory failing already? Thank you for your time.

Answer: Actually, there were two, Ruth. Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H) first played Det. Chris Cagney in the CBS TV-movie that aired in 1981. However, after that movie proved successful enough for the network executives, who didn't initially believe the concept was strong enough for a show to order up a series, Swit was unavailable. In stepped actress Meg Foster, and the reason for her abrupt departure, together with the lack of network spin on it, provides an interesting lesson in how different today's political climate is from that of 20 years ago.

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Question: In the '90s, I saw a movie about some women who had lived in a sorority house where a baby's bones were later found. The police investigated and eventually found out who the baby belonged to —do you know what film I'm talking about?

Answer: You're talking about a 1979 made-for-TV movie called Friendships, Secrets and Lies, starring Cathryn Damon, Shelley Fabares, Tina Louise, Paula Prentiss, Stella Stevens and Loretta Swit as former soro read more