Loretta Swit left behind a legacy from her acting career. Best known for playing the role of Major Margaret Houlihan in M*A*S*H, Swit was eventually cast in a variety of film and television roles.

Emmy-winning actor Loretta Swit, a New Jersey native known for playing Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on TV’s “M*A*S*H,” has died, multiple outlets report. Swit, born Loretta Jane ...

Loretta Swit, the actress and animal activist forever known for her pioneering turn as the disciplined Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the acclaimed CBS sitcom M*A*S*H, has died. She was 87.

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H ...

Loretta Swit speaks to ABC7 on 45th anniversary of M*A*S*H The hit series "M*A*S*H" is celebrating its 45th anniversary this TV season. The show debuted in September 1972.

Loretta Swit, seen with "M*A*S*H" co-star Jamie Farr at the 2018 Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., died Friday. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI ...

Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on seminal TV comedy "MASH," died Friday at her home in New York City. She was 87.

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H ...