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Conchata Galen Ferrell is an American actress. Although she has been a regular castmember of five TV sitcom series, she is 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. These came in addition to an earlier nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in L.A. Law (1992).
Birth Name
Conchata Gayle Ferrell
Born
Sunday, 28 March 1943
Died
Monday, 12 October 2020
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Deported | Betsy | 2020 |
| A Very Nutty Christmas | Clara | 2018 |
| The Axe Murders of Villisca | Mrs. Flanks | 2017 |
| The Ranch | Shirley | 2016 |
| Krampus | Aunt Dorothy | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Grandma Jean | 2015 |
| Wishin' and Hopin' | Sister Agrippina | 2014 |
| Yellowbird | Marjorie (voice) | 2014 |
| Frankenweenie | Bob's Mom (voice) / Bob's Mom | 2012 |
| The Florence Henderson Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Deported | Betsy | 2020 |
| A Very Nutty Christmas | Clara | 2018 |
| The Axe Murders of Villisca | Mrs. Flanks | 2017 |
| The Ranch | Shirley | 2016 |
| Krampus | Aunt Dorothy | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Grandma Jean | 2015 |
| Wishin' and Hopin' | Sister Agrippina | 2014 |
| Yellowbird | Marjorie (voice) | 2014 |
| Frankenweenie | Bob's Mom (voice) / Bob's Mom | 2012 |
| The Florence Henderson Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| Kabluey | Kathleen | 2007 |
| Surviving Eden | Rosemary Flotchky | 2004 |
| Two and a Half Men | Berta | 2003 |
| Push, Nevada | Martha | 2002 |
| Mr. Deeds | Jan | 2002 |
| K-PAX | Betty McAllister | 2001 |
| Going to California | Nurse Lucy | 2001 |
| Stranger Inside | Mama Cass | 2001 |
| Weakest Link | Self | 2001 |
| Amy & Isabelle | Bev | 2001 |
| Lloyd in Space | (voice) | 2001 |
| The Zeta Project | Dr. Greer | 2001 |
| Crime + Punishment in Suburbia | Bella | 2000 |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Ma | 2000 |
| Big Brother | Self | 2000 |
| Erin Brockovich | Brenda | 2000 |
| Popular | Calamity Jones | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Maxine's Co-Worker | 1999 |
| Get Real | Rosa Hernandez | 1999 |
| Becker | Zora | 1998 |
| Modern Vampires | Wanda, Nico's Mother | 1998 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Grizzly Bear / Harriet | 1998 |
| Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Shawn's Mother | 1998 |
| Teen Angel | Pam / Aunt Pam | 1997 |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Helen Wilson | 1997 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Nurse Greenliegh | 1997 |
| Touch | Virginia Worrel | 1997 |
| Cow and Chicken | Lady Neighbor / Voice on Phone | 1997 |
| My Fellow Americans | Woman Truck Driver | 1996 |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | The Bus Driver | 1996 |
| Townies | Marge | 1996 |
| Sweet Dreams | Kate Lowe / Dr. Kate Lowe | 1996 |
| Freeway | Mrs. Sheets | 1996 |
| JAG | Deanne MacKenzie | 1995 |
| The Client | Rue | 1995 |
| Minor Adjustments | Mrs. Daisy Gotschel | 1995 |
| The Naked Truth | Maxine Mansfield | 1995 |
| The Mask | Willamina Bubask | 1995 |
| The Buccaneers | Mrs. Elmsworth | 1995 |
| Santo Bugito | Ethel Roachmuller | 1995 |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Simpah | 1994 |
| Friends | The Judge | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Irene | 1994 |
| ER | Mrs. Jenkins | 1994 |
| Samurai Cowboy | Bobbi Bob Pickette | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Roxanne | 1994 |
| Heaven & Earth | Bernice | 1993 |
| Cobra | Bobby Gutner | 1993 |
| True Romance | Mary Louise Ravencroft | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Lureen Smith | 1993 |
| The Wild West | Calamity Jane | 1993 |
| Family Prayers | Mrs. Romeyo | 1993 |
| Sirens | Mrs. Chattle | 1993 |
| Hearts Afire | Dr. Madeline Stoessinger / Dr. Ruth Colquist | 1992 |
| Backfield in Motion | Ann Bedowski | 1991 |
| The Legend of Prince Valiant | Sage | 1991 |
| Dinosaurs | Shelly | 1991 |
| Deadly Intentions... Again? | Joan | 1991 |
| Edward Scissorhands | Helen | 1990 |
| Opposites Attract | Flo | 1990 |
| Chains of Gold | Martha Burke | 1990 |
| A Peaceable Kingdom | Kate Galindo | 1989 |
| Your Mother Wears Combat Boots | Specialist Mononaghee | 1989 |
| Hard Time on Planet Earth | Annie | 1989 |
| Goodbye, Miss 4th of July | 1988 | |
| Mystic Pizza | Leona | 1988 |
| Portrait of a White Marriage | Mrs. Sturgeon | 1988 |
| Sonny Spoon | Tough Habit | 1988 |
| For Keeps? | Mrs. Bobrucz | 1988 |
| Eye on the Sparrow | Mary | 1987 |
| Hooperman | Eva Parker | 1987 |
| Frank's Place | Jan Rudy | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Kate | 1987 |
| Sledge Hammer! | Judge Ida Grim | 1986 |
| Where the River Runs Black | Mother Marta | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Susan Bloom / Lorna Landsberg | 1986 |
| Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Ida Sinclair | 1986 |
| Matlock | Mrs. Reese | 1986 |
| The Three Wishes of Billy Grier | Dr. Gardner | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Harriet Lundgren | 1984 |
| Who's the Boss? | Frances | 1984 |
| E/R | Nurse Joan Thor / Joan Thor | 1984 |
| Nadia | Mili Simonescu | 1984 |
| Night Court | Nurse | 1984 |
| St. Elsewhere | Gina Barnett | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Thumbelina's Mother | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Faye Doyle | 1982 |
| McClain's Law | Vangie Cruise | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Charlene | 1981 |
| Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | Helen | 1980 |
| The Seduction of Miss Leona | Hazel Dawson | 1980 |
| Knots Landing | Mrs. Messinger | 1979 |
| Heartland | Elinore Randall Stewart | 1979 |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | The Fox | 1979 |
| CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Mamie Trotter | 1978 |
| B.J. and the Bear | The Fox | 1978 |
| A Death in Canaan | Rita Parsons | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Myra Wexler | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Bitsy Sheldon | 1977 |
| Blansky's Beauties | Nurse Gibbons | 1977 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Aunt Jill | 1977 |
| Network | Barbara Schlesinger | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Mrs. Werner | 1976 |
| One Day at a Time | Phyllis McDermott | 1975 |
| Deadly Hero | Annie, the Bartender / Slugger Ann | 1975 |
| Hot l Baltimore | April Green | 1975 |
| The Rockford Files | Ella Mae White | 1974 |
| Good Times | Miss Johnson | 1974 |
| Maude | Rita Valdez | 1972 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
