Gwen Farrell was an American actress known for playing various nurses on M*A*S*H. Born in Austin, Texas, Farrell made her onscreen debut in the second episode of M*A*S*H in 1972, appearing on the CBS war comedy drama as various nurses throughout the show's 11-season run that concluded in 1983. During her time on the show, she played Nurses Butler, Wilson, Able and Gwen, as well as an anesthesiologist.
Farrell, who was married to LAPD Detective Frank Adair, also appeared in a 1975 episode of Starsky & Hutch, as well as movies like Black Gunn (1972), Soylent Green (1973), Coffy (1973), Earthquake (1974), Towering Inferno (1974) and Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977).
In addition to acting, Farrell began managing Los Angeles boxers in the 1970s and became the first female licensed referee in 1979. She also owned and operated a Fatburger, which her mother Lovie Yancey founded in 1947.
Farrell died of natural causes on April 30, 2026 in Sherman Oaks, California.
