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.,” has died.

Loretta Swit, who played Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on TV's 'M*A*S*H' from 1972 to 1983, died Friday in her New York apartment. She was 87.

Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress most well-known for her leading role on "M*A*S*H," has died, her representatives said Friday.