M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87Swit was nominated for numerous awards, and appeared in nearly every episode of the series, including the finale which attracted a record 106m US viewers. On M*A*S*H, Swit played US Army nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan. Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy awards for her role on the popular comedy TV series M*A*S*H, died on Friday, according to her representative. Its season finale was the most watched episode of any TV series in history when it ended in 1983. Swit was born Loretta Szwed in New Jersey and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.