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 Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the hit comedy series M*A*S*H, died today at her home in New York City. She was 87. Her death was announced by her representative Harlan Boll,

The two-time Emmy winner played head nurse Maj. Margaret Houlihan in the long-running CBS series set during the Korean War.