NEW YORK CITY - Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the TV comedy “MASH,” died Friday at her home in New York City. She was 87.

Her rep Harlan Boll said she died of natural causes.

For her work on “MASH”, Swit was Emmy nominated for outstanding performance by a supporting actress in a comedy every year from 1974-83, winning the Emmy in 1980 and 1982.

Her “MASH” co-star Alan Alda remembered her on X, writing “Loretta was a supremely talented actor. She deserved all her 10 Emmy nominations and her 2 wins. But more than acting her part, she created it. She worked hard showing the writing staff how they could turn the character from a one joke sexist stereotype into a real person — with real feelings and ambitions,” Alda told Variety.

Story Date: June 5, 2025