Loretta Swit, best known for her role as Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in 'M*A*S*H' has died. She was 87 years old. | Entertainment Tonight

Loretta Swit, the Emmy award-winning actress who played Major Margaret Houlihan on "M*A*S*H," has died at the age of 87, according to her publicist. David Muir looks back at her life, legacy and lasting impact in TV and theater. https://abcnews.link/O9R42g9 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

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. She was 87. Swit died Friday at her home in New York City, likely from natural causes, publicist Harlan Boll said. Swit and Alan Alda were the longest-serving cast members on “M.A.S.H.,” which was based on Robert Altman’s 1970 film, which was itself based on a novel by Richard Hooker, the ps