Loretta Swit left behind a legacy from her acting career. Best known for playing the role of Major Margaret Houlihan in M*A*S*H, Swit was eventually cast in a variety of film and television roles.

Loretta Swit left behind a strong legacy of comedic and dramatic work, and it's only fitting that she gets a multi-day TV tribute via her top episodes of M*A*S*H in the wake of her passing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV ...

Actress Loretta Swit arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., May 5, 2010. “M.A.S.H.” wasn’t an instant hit.

Actress Loretta Swit arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) ...

M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit - who played Major Margaret Houlihan on the CBS show - has died, aged 87, it's been announced this week, with the news prompting tributes to the actor ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Maj. Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series ...

News Daisy Eagan, Loretta Swit and More Take Love, Loss, And What I Wore On the Road, Beginning Jan. 3The national tour of the Off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, made up of a series of ...

Actress Loretta Swit arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., May 5, 2010. “M.A.S.H.” wasn’t an instant hit.

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H ...

Actress Loretta Swit arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., May 5, 2010. “M.A.S.H.” wasn’t an instant hit.

NEW YORK — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Maj. Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV ...