Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress most well-known for her leading role on “MAS*H,” has died, her representatives said Friday.
She was 87.
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Swit died at her home in New York City just after noon Friday, her team said in a statement, citing a police report. It is suspected she died of natural causes, but a report from the coroner’s office is still pending.
Swit portrayed the quick-witted Maj. Margaret Houlihan on one of TV’s most honored series, and collected a number of awards for her “MAS*H” role, including two Emmys. She was nominated for 10 Emmys and four Golden Globes.
Her sensuous, sensitive, comedic character was also known as “Hot Lips.”
The TV series, which aired from September 1972 to February 1983, followed the staff of an Army hospital during the Korean War. Swit starred in all seasons of “MAS*H.”