Person
Conchata Ferrell
Acting · 1943–2020 · Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Biography
Conchata Galen Ferrell (March 28, 1943 – October 12, 2020) was an American actress. Although she was a regular cast member of five TV sitcom series, she was best known for playing Berta the housekeeper for all twelve seasons of the sitcom Two and a Half Men. For her performance as Berta, she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (in 2005 and 2007). These came in addition to an earlier nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in L.A. Law (1992).
Known for
Friends
Judge
Two and a Half Men
Berta
Big Brother
Self - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
JAG
Deanne MacKenzie
ER
Mrs. Jenkins
Murder, She Wrote
Harriet Lundgren
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Nurse Greenliegh
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Bus Driver
The Love Boat
Bitsy Sheldon
Night Court
Nurse
Filmography
- 2020DeportedBetsy
- 2018A Very Nutty ChristmasClara
- 2017The Axe Murders of VilliscaMrs. Flanks
- 2016The RanchShirley
- 2015KrampusAunt Dorothy
- 2015Grace and FrankieGrandma Jean
- 2014Wishin' and Hopin'Sister Agrippina
- 2014YellowbirdMarjorie (voice)
- 2012FrankenweenieBob's Mom (voice)
- 2007KablueyKathleen
- 2003Two and a Half MenBerta
- 2002Push, Nevada
- 2002Mr. DeedsJan
- 2001K-PAXBetty McAllister
- 2001Stranger InsideMama Cass
- 2001Amy & IsabelleBev
- 2001The Zeta Project
- 2000Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandMa (voice)
- 2000Crime + Punishment in SuburbiaBella
- 2000Big BrotherSelf - Actress, 'Two & a ½ Men'
- 2000Erin BrockovichBrenda
- 1999PopularCalamity Jones
- 1999Judging AmyMaxine's Co-Worker
- 1999Get RealRosa Hernandez
- 1998BeckerZora
- 1998Modern VampiresWanda, Nico's Mother
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysGrizzly Bear (voice)
- 1998Two Guys and a GirlShawn's Mother
- 1997Teen AngelAunt Pam
- 1997Cow and ChickenLady Neighbor / Voice on Phone (voice)
- 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerNurse Greenliegh
- 1997TouchVirginia Worrel
- 1996My Fellow AmericansWoman Truck Driver
- 1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchBus Driver
- 1996TowniesMarge
- 1996Sweet DreamsKate Lowe
- 1996FreewayMrs. Sheets
- 1995JAGDeanne MacKenzie
- 1995The Naked TruthMaxine Mansfield
- 1995The BuccaneersMrs. Elmsworth
- 1995Santo BugitoEthel Roachmuller (voice)
- 1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersSimpah (voice)
- 1994FriendsJudge
- 1994Touched by an AngelIrene
- 1994ERMrs. Jenkins
- 1994DuckmanRoxanne (voice)
- 1994A Worn PathNurse
- 1994Samurai CowboyBobbi Bob Pickette
- 1993Heaven & EarthBernice
- 1993True RomanceMary Louise Ravencroft
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerLureen Smith
- 1993Family PrayersMrs. Romeyo
- 1992Hearts AfireDr. Madeline Stoessinger
- 1991Backfield in MotionAnn Bedowski
- 1991Chains of GoldMartha Burke
- 1991DinosaursShelly (voice)
- 1991Deadly Intentions... Again?Joan
- 1991Runaway RalphAunt Jill
- 1990Edward ScissorhandsHelen
- 1990Opposites AttractFlo
- 1990Hollywood Dog
- 1989A Peaceable Kingdom
- 1989Your Mother Wears Combat BootsSpecialist Mononaghee
- 1988Mystic PizzaLeona
- 1988Portrait of a White MarriageMrs. Sturgeon
- 1988For KeepsMrs. Bobrucz
- 1987Eye on the SparrowMary
- 1986PicnicHelen Potts
- 1986Sledge Hammer!Judge Ida Grim
- 1986Where the River Runs BlackMother Marta
- 1986L.A. LawLorna Landsberg
- 1986Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder StoryIda Sinclair
- 1986MatlockMrs. Reese
- 1985North Beach and RawhideDoc Norman
- 1984The Three Wishes of Billy GrierDr. Gardner
- 1984Murder, She WroteHarriet Lundgren
- 1984E/RJoan Thor
- 1984ThumbelinaThumbelina's Mother
- 1984Night CourtNurse
- 1983Emergency RoomNurse Sylvia Kaye
- 1982St. ElsewhereGina Barnett
- 1982Life of the Party: The Story of BeatriceCaptain Burnsite
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreThumbelina's Mother
- 1982Cagney & Lacey
- 1982American PlayhouseFaye Doyle
- 1981McClain's LawVangie Cruise
- 1981HeartlandElinore Randall Stewart
- 1980Rape and Marriage: The Rideout CaseHelen
- 1980ReunionToni Owens
- 1980The Seduction of Miss LeonaHazel Dawson
- 1979Knots LandingMrs. Messinger
- 1979Before and AfterMarge
- 1978Who'll Save Our Children?Dodie Hart
- 1978A Death in CanaanRita Parsons
- 1977The Girl Called Hatter FoxNurse Rinehart
- 1977The Love BoatBitsy Sheldon
- 1977Lou Grant
- 1976NetworkBarbara Schlesinger
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Mrs. Werner
- 1975Deadly HeroAnnie, the Bartender
- 1975Hot l Baltimore
- 1974The Rockford FilesElla Mae White
- 1974Good Times
- 1972Maude
- —Heartland
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