New Delhi, May 31 -- Loretta Swit, best known for her Emmy-winning role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the acclaimed television series M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 87.

Swit passed away at her home in New York, according to her representatives. While an official cause of death has not yet been confirmed, it is believed she died of natural causes. A coroner's report is pending.

Swit rose to national prominence for her work on M*A*S*H, a CBS comedy-drama set during the Korean War, which ran from 1972 to 1983.

She appeared in nearly every episode of the 11-season series, including its legendary two-and-a-half-hour finale on February 28, 1983. That episode attracted more than 106 million viewers in the United States, making it ...