“MAS*H” actress Judy Farrell dies at 84

An American actress Judy Farrell was well known for her role as Nurse Able on the television comedy series MAS*H died at the age of 84.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Farrell died on April 2, 2023, at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center because of complications from a recent stroke, Judy’s son, Michael, told.

MAS*H an American war comedydrama television series stars Judy Farrell as Nurse Able with co-star Loretta Swit she also 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.”

“MAS*H” actress Judy Farrell dies at 84 (image credit: foxnews)
“MAS*H” actress Judy Farrell dies at 84 (image credit: foxnews)

Judy Farrell was married to her co-star from “M*A*S*H” Mike Farrell played the character of Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, from 1963 to 1983. They have two children together named Michael and Erin Farrell but they got divorced and then she married Joe Bratcher in 1985.

Judy Farrell is no more among us but she will also live in our hearts and may she rest in peace.


Remembering Judy Farrell (1938-2023)

Updated July 2026. Judy Farrell, who played Nurse Able across eight episodes of M*A*S*H beginning in 1976 — including the series finale watched by more than 105 million viewers — died on April 2, 2023, following a stroke. She was 84. Born in Quapaw, Oklahoma, in 1938, Farrell was married to fellow M*A*S*H actor Mike Farrell, who played Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, and remained part of the show’s extended cast and crew community for decades after the series ended. She’s remembered fondly by M*A*S*H fans as part of the ensemble that helped make the series one of television’s most enduring dramas.

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