Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell
Ferrell in September 2011
Born	Conchata Galen Ferrell (1943-03-28) March 28, 1943 (age 75) Loudendale,[1]West Virginia, US
Other names	Chatty[2][1]
Citizenship	US
Education	B.A., Education
Alma mater	Marshall University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1974–present
Known for	Two and a Half Men (2003–15); E/R (1984–85); L.A. Law (1991–92)
Spouse(s)	Arnie Anderson[1][2]
Children	Samantha; 2 stepdaughters

Conchata Galen Ferrell (born March 28, 1943) is an American actress. Although she has been a regular castmember of five TV sitcom series, she is best known for her lengthy tenure playing Berta the housekeeper for all 12 seasons of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. For her performances, she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations (in 2005 and 2007).

Contents

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  1 Early life
  


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  2 Career
  


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  3 Personal life
  


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  4 Filmography
  


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  5 Awards and nominations
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Early life

Conchata Galen Ferrell was born March 28, 1943 in Loudendale, West Virginia, near Charleston, the daughter of Mescal Loraine (née George) and Luther Martin Ferrell.^[1][3][4] She was raised in Charleston, WV. Her family moved to Circleville, Ohio, but she never lived there.

She attended West Virginia University for two years, dropped out, and after working several jobs, enrolled and graduated from Marshall University with a degree in history education.^[1] She made her first onstage performance at Marshall in 1969 in the second Barfenon Review, a skit comedy and musical production.^[1]

Career

Ferrell began her career on the stage as a member of the Circle Repertory Company. She appeared in the original Broadway cast of Lanford Wilson's The Hot L Baltimore and won the Drama Desk, Obie and Theatre World Best Actress Awards for her performance in the off-Broadway play The Sea Horse.^[1]

Acting on stage, television and film for decades, she may have originally been best known for her starring role as the frontier housekeeper in the 1979 feature film Heartland directed by Richard Pearce, and as the tough-talking owner of Mystic Pizza, co-starring alongside Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish, and Julia Roberts, who portrayed pizza waitresses. She also played a tough, comical nurse on the 1980s TV drama E/R.

In 1992, she received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring role as Susan Bloom on the sixth season of L.A. Law, but lost to Valerie Mahaffey for Northern Exposure. She had previously appeared in an episode of the show in 1988 as Lorna Landsberg.

Ferrell's supporting roles in films include performances in Deadly Hero, Network, Edward Scissorhands, Erin Brockovich, Crime and Punishment in Suburbia, Mr. Deeds and K-PAX as well as a small part in True Romance. Her other television credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hot L Baltimore, Teen Angel, Matlock, B. J. and the Bear, Good Times, Hearts Afire, Townies, Night Court, The Love Boat and Push, Nevada. She played Mrs. Werner in the episode of Quincy, M.E. titled "Into the Murdering Mind" (1982). She has also made memorable appearances portraying blunt, authoritative judges (The "Jagged Sledge" episode of Sledge Hammer! in 1987, and on "The One With Joey's Porsche" episode of Friends in 1999).

She accepted a role in the off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore for an April 27 through May 29, 2011, run with Minka Kelly, AnnaLynne McCord, Anne Meara, and B. Smith.^[5]

Ferrell is best known for portraying Berta the Housekeeper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, appearing in a total of 212 episodes from 2003 to 2015. She had received two nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2007, but lost to Doris Roberts for Everybody Loves Raymond and Jaime Pressly for My Name is Earl.

In 2012, she had her first film voice role as Bob's Mom in Frankenweenie which was directed by Tim Burton.

Personal life

Ferrell married Arnie Anderson in about 1986.^[2] She has a daughter, Samantha (born c. 1982), and two stepdaughters (born in c. 1976 and c. 1979).^[1][2][6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1974	Maude	Rita Valdez	Hal Cooper	TV series (1 episode: "Florida's Goodbye")
1975	Hot l Baltimore	April Green	Bob LaHendro Burt Brinckerhoff	TV series (13 episodes)
1976	Deadly Hero	Slugger Ann	Ivan Nagy
	Network	Barbara Schlesinger	Sidney Lumet
1977	The Rockford Files	Ella Mae White	Reza Badiyi	TV series (1 episode: "Crack Back")
	Mixed Nuts	Nurse Cassidy	Jerry Belson Peter H. Hunt	TV short
	Blansky's Beauties	Nurse Gibbons	Alan Rafkin	TV series (1 episode: "Nancy Breaks a Leg")
	The Girl Called Hatter Fox	Nurse Rinehart	George Schaefer	TV movie
	Good Times	Miss Johnson	Gerren Keith	TV series (1 episode: "Willona, the Fuzz")
	One Day at a Time	Phyllis McDermott	Herbert Kenwith	TV series (1 episode: "The Singles Bar")
1978	A Death in Canaan	Rita Parsons	Tony Richardson	TV movie
	Who'll Save Our Children?	Dodie Hart	George Schaefer (2)	TV movie
1979	The Love Boat	Bitsy Sheldon	Roger Duchowny	TV series (2 episodes)
	Heartland	Elinore Randall Stewart	Richard Pearce
	Before and After	Marge	Kim Friedman	TV movie
	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	The Fox	Bruce Bilson	TV series (2 episodes)
	B. J. and the Bear	Wilhemina 'The Fox' Johnson	Several directors	TV series (4 episodes)
1980	The Seduction of Miss Leona	Hazel Dawson	Joseph Hardy	TV movie
	Reunion	Toni Owens	Russ Mayberry	TV movie
	Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case	Helen	Peter Levin	TV movie
	Knots Landing	Mrs. Messinger	Edward Parone	TV series (2 episodes)
1981	CBS Afternoon Playhouse	Mamie Trotter	Jeffrey Hayden	TV series (1 episode: "The Great Gilly Hopkins")
	McClain's Law	Vangie Cruise	Vincent McEveety	TV series (1 episode: "Pilot")
	Lou Grant	Myra Wexler	Peter Levin (2)	TV series (1 episode: "Drifters")
	B. J. and the Bear	Wilhemina 'The Fox' Johnson	Christian I. Nyby II	TV series (1 episode: "B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 2")
1982	Quincy, M.E.	Mrs. Werner	Georg Fenady	TV series (1 episode: "Into the Murdering Mind")
	Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice	Captain Burnsite	Lamont Johnson	TV movie
	Cagney & Lacey	Charlene	Reza Badiyi (2)	TV series (1 episode: "High Steel")
1983	St. Elsewhere	Gina Barnett	Mark Tinker	TV series (1 episode: "Hearts")
	American Playhouse	Faye Doyle	Michael Dinner	TV series (1 episode: "Miss Lonelyhearts")
	Emergency Room	Nurse Sylvia Kaye	Lee H. Katzin	TV movie
1984	Nadia	Mili Simonescu	Alan Cooke	TV movie
	Faerie Tale Theatre	Thumbelina's Mother	Michael Lindsay-Hogg	TV series (1 episode: "Thumbelina")
	The Three Wishes of Billy Grier	Dr. Gardner	Corey Blechman	TV movie
1984–85	E/R	Nurse Joan Thor	Peter Bonerz	TV series (22 episodes)
1985	The Fisher Family		Sharron Miller	TV series (1 episode: "The Stranger")
	North Beach and Rawhide	Doc Norman	Harry Falk	TV movie
1986	Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story	Ida Sinclair	Richard T. Heffron	TV movie
	Where the River Runs Black	Mother Marta	Christopher Cain
	Picnic	Helen Potts	Marshall W. Mason	TV movie
	Matlock	Mrs. Reese	Alan Cooke (2)	TV series (1 episode: "The Sisters")
1987	Night Court	Nurse	Jim Drake	TV series (1 episode: "Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson")
	Sledge Hammer!	Judge Ida Gruff	Reza Badiyi (3)	TV series (1 episode: "Jagged Sledge")
	Frank's Place	Jan Rudy	Hugh Wilson	TV series (1 episode: "The Bridge")
	Eye on the Sparrow	Mary	John Korty	TV movie
1988	Hooperman		Rick Wallace	TV series (1 episode: "The Snitch")
	For Keeps	Mrs. Bobrucz	John G. Avildsen
	Who's the Boss?	Frances	James Eric Hornbeck	TV series (1 episode: "Housekeepers Unite")
	Sonny Spoon	Tough Habit	Dick Miller	TV series (1 episode: "Tough Habit")
	CBS Summer Playhouse	Kate	David Trainer	TV series (1 episode: "Old Money")
	Mystic Pizza	Leona	Donald Petrie
	ABC Weekend Special	Aunt Jill	Ron Underwood	TV series (1 episode: "Runaway Ralph")
	Goodbye, Miss 4th of July		George Miller	TV Movie
	Portrait of a White Marriage		Harry Shearer
1989	A Peaceable Kingdom	Kate Galindo	Mark Waxman	TV series (10 episodes)
	Murder, She Wrote	Harriet Lundgren	John Llewellyn Moxey	TV series (1 episode: "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue")
	Your Mother Wears Combat Boots	Specialist Mononaghee	Anson Williams	TV Movie
	Hard Time on Planet Earth	Annie	James A. Contner	TV series (1 episode: "The Hot Dog Man")
1990	Hollywood Dog		William Dear	TV movie
	Opposites Attract	Flo	Noel Nosseck	TV movie
	Edward Scissorhands	Helen	Tim Burton
1991	Deadly Intentions... Again?	Joan	James Steven Sadwith	TV movie
	Chains of Gold	Martha Burke	Rod Holcomb	TV movie
	Backfield in Motion	Ann Bedowski	Richard Michaels	TV movie
1988–92	L.A. Law	Susan Bloom / Lorna Landsberg	Several directors	TV series (20 episodes) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1992)
1993	The Legend of Prince Valiant	Girl		TV series (1 episode: "The Sage")
	Dinosaurs	Shelly	Bruce Bilson (2)	TV series (1 episode: "Dirty Dancin'")
	Family Prayers	Mrs. Romeyo	Scott M. Rosenfelt
	Sirens	Mrs. Chattle		TV series (1 episode: "Keeping the Peace")
	True Romance	Mary Louise Ravencroft	Tony Scott
	Cobra	Bobby Gutner	Jorge Montesi	TV series (1 episode: "Honeymoon Hideaway")
	Heaven & Earth	Bernice	Oliver Stone
1994	Samurai Cowboy	Bobbi Bob Pickette	Michael Keusch
	A Worn Path	Nurse	Bruce Schwartz
	Duckman	Roxanne	Jeff McGrath John Eng	TV series (2 episodes)
1992–95	Hearts Afire	Dr. Madeline Stoessinger / Dr. Ruth Colquist	Several directors	TV series (33 episodes)
1995	The Buccaneers	Mrs. Elmsworth	Philip Saville	TV miniseries (1 episode: "Invasion")
	The Naked Truth	Maxine Mansfield		TV series (1 episode: "Muddy for Nothing")
	The Mask: Animated Series	Willamina Bubask		TV series (1 episode: "How Much Is That Dog in the Tin Can?")
	The Client	Rue	James Quinn	TV series (1 episode: "The Way Things Never Were")
1996	Freeway	Mrs. Sheets	Matthew Bright
	Minor Adjustments	Mrs. Daisy Gotschel		TV series (1 episode: "The Ungrateful Dead")
	Walker, Texas Ranger	Lureen Smith	Michael Preece	TV series (1 episode: "Miracle at Middle Creek")
	Sweet Dreams	Dr. Kate Lowe	Jack Bender	TV movie
	Townies	Marge	Pamela Fryman	TV series (2 episodes)
	My Fellow Americans	Woman Truck Driver	Peter Segal
1997	Touch	Virginia Worrel	Paul Schrader
	ABC TGIF	Pam		TV series (1 episode: "Frightful Halloween Bash")
	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Simpah	Denise Downer	TV series (1 episode: "Clockwise/Gromble Soup")
1997–98	Teen Angel	Pam	Several directors	TV series (17 episodes)
1998	Modern Vampires	Wanda	Richard Elfman	TV movie
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Nurse Greenliegh	David Semel	TV series (1 episode: "Go Fish")
1999	Touched by an Angel	Irene		TV series (1 episode: "The Medium and the Message")
	Two Guys and a Girl	Shawn's Mother	Gil Junger	TV series (1 episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and Valentine's Day")
	JAG	Deanne	Terrence O'Hara	TV series (1 episode: "Second Sight")
	Friends	The Judge	Gary Halvorson	TV series (1 episode: "The One with Joey's Porsche")
	Chicken Soup for the Soul	Mrs. Patterson		TV series (1 episode: "Crying's Okay")
2000	Crime and Punishment in Suburbia	Bella	Rob Schmidt
	Erin Brockovich	Brenda	Steven Soderbergh
	Get Real	Rosa Hernandez	Richard Compton	TV series (1 episode: "Support")
	Pensacola	Helen Wilson	Sidney J. Furie	TV series (1 episode: "Answered Prayers")
	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Ma Munchapper	Steve Loter	TV series (3 episodes)
	The Wild Thornberrys	Harriet's voice	Carol Millican	TV series (1 episode: "Time Flies")
2001	Stranger Inside	Mama Cass	Cheryl Dunye	TV movie
	Popular	Calamity Jones	Ryan Murphy	TV series (1 episode: "The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated")
	The Zeta Project	Dr. Greer	Rob Davies	TV series (1 episode: "The Next Gen")
	Amy & Isabelle	Bev	Lloyd Kramer	TV movie
	Going to California	Nurse Lucy		TV series (1 episode: "I Know Why the Caged Rhino Sings")
	ER	Mrs. Jenkins	Christopher Misiano	TV series (1 episode: "Four Corners")
	K-PAX	Betty McAllister	Iain Softley
2002	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	The Bus Driver	Beth Broderick	TV series (1 episode: "Guilty!")
	Mr. Deeds	Jan	Steven Brill
	Push, Nevada	Martha	Lisa Cholodenko	TV series (1 episode: "The Letter of the Law")
2003	Becker	Zora	Chris Brougham	TV series (1 episode: "Ms. Fortune")
	Judging Amy	Maxine's Co-Worker	Alan Myerson	TV series (1 episode: "Kilt Trip")
	The Wild Thornberrys	Grizzly Bear's voice		TV series (1 episode: "The Wild Snob-berry")
2004	Surviving Eden	Rosemary Flotchky	Greg Pritikin
2007	Kabluey	Kathleen	Scott Prendergast
2012	Frankenweenie	Bob's Mom	Tim Burton (2)	Voice role
2013	Not That, But Something Like That		Benjamin Hasko	Short
2014	Postal Jerks	Carmelita	James Skinner	TV movie
	Villisca	Mrs. Flanks	Tony E. Valenzuela
	Wishin' and Hopin'	Sister Agrippina	Colin Theys	TV movie
2003–2015	Two and a Half Men	Berta	Several directors	Recurring role (season 1) Main role (season 2–12) (211 episodes) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2005, 2007)
2015	Krampus	Aunt Dorothy	Michael Dougherty
2016	Grace and Frankie	Grandma Jean	Trent O'Donnell	TV series (1 episode: "The Negotiation")
2017	The Ranch	Shirley	Don Reo Jim Patterson	TV series (5 episodes)

Awards and nominations

List of awards and award nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
1974	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Performance	The Sea Horse	Won
1974	Theatre World Award		The Sea Horse	Won
1974	Obie Award	Best Actress	The Sea Horse	Won
1981	Western Heritage Awards	Bronze Wrangler	Heartland (shared with cast)	Won
1992	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	L.A. Law	Nominated
2005	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Two and a Half Men	Nominated
2007	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Two and a Half Men	Nominated

References

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External links

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  Conchata Ferrell on IMDb


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  Conchata Ferrell at the Internet Broadway Database
  


• Biography at CBS.com

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