The actress was best known for playing the role of Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in 'M*A*S*H.'

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.

The two-time Emmy winner almost starred on 'Cagney & Lacey' and helped lead the way for women playing strong, professional characters on television.

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Swit’s portrayal of Major Houlihan helped transform the character from a punchline to a powerful presence—one of the first truly complex female figures in primetime comedy. Over the show's 11-season run,

The role of Houlihan in Robert Altman’s 1970 film M*A*S*H was played by Sally Kellerman, but was recast with Swit when the story became a TV series in 1972. (Years later, Swit would joke that she would sometimes sign autographs with Kellerman’s name.

Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on all 251 episodes of the classic dramedy 'M*A*S*H,' died May 30 at her NYC home. She was 87.