00:00What I do, I love so much. I've always wanted to be an actress, so I'm doing what I love the most.
00:06Major Houlihan.
00:07Sir.
00:09Chief nurse.
00:10Yes, sir.
00:11Ten years, spotless record.
00:14Thank you, sir.
00:15MASH star Loretta Swit, a.k.a. Hot Lips Houlihan, has died. She was 87.
00:28Loretta!
00:28Loretta!
00:29Loretta's publicist confirming the news to E.T. on Friday.
00:34The actress died at home in New York City, seemingly of natural causes.
00:39No one could imagine. It's really beyond success. It became a phenomenon, really.
00:46It went into syndication in year three, which means we have never been off the air.
00:51As we speak somewhere, MASH is playing in the world, you know, and it is an awesome, overwhelming kind of thing.
00:58Loretta spent 11 seasons on the hit CBS series, winning two Emmy Awards for her work.
01:07I never think beyond the nomination. I'm just thrilled to be nominated.
01:12She was a Hollywood mainstay for the decades after MASH ended its run in 1983, even making an appearance as recently as April at a fan event.
01:21A fierce advocate for her fellow artists.
01:24The actors are great. The actors, I love actors. I'm not into talking about scandals or behavior. You know, I'm into the work.
01:34Her last on-screen appearance came in a 2019 faith-based film called Play the Flute.
01:40I'm not making a difference in anyone's life.
01:43You stay with living a life for our Lord.
01:46Well, what is it like to be famous, Loretta? Does it ever get to you?
01:50Did you see that you stopped me running down the hall, and there were about 14 reporters running after me with their cameras flashing, and I thought I was playing Pac-Man.
01:59I thought I was the little yellow monster getting gobbled up.
02:03I think the rewards more than compensate. It's just something you have to learn to live with in your own way.
