Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actor who played the tough-talking, kind-hearted head nurse of a wartime surgical unit on “M.A.S.H.,” has died at 87,

Swit died Friday May 30th, at her home in New York City, likely of natural causes, her publicist said.

Swit was a major presence in the show's 11-season run, appearing in all but 11 episodes of the iconic TV series, which ran from 1972-83. She was nominated for Emmy Awards for best supporting actress for her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan ten times, winning in 1980 and 1982.