India, May 31 -- Loretta Swit, actor popular for playing Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on CBS sitcom M*A*S*H has died, her publicist, Harlan Boll, told TMZ on Friday. She was 87.

The Hollywood Reporter cited a police report stating that Swit died just after midnight on Friday. Authorities suspect she died of natural causes. The actor was at her home in New York City. No major health issues have been publicly reported for Swit in recent years. In a 2020 Fox News interview during the COVID-19 pandemic, the then-82-year-old Swit discussed staying active indoors, creating PSAs for New York City and animal charities, and supporting veterans. She said, "The times are challenging, but we are tough."

Swit was born on November 4, 1937, in Passaic...