{{Short description|American actress (1943–2020)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | image = Conchata Ferrell 1981.jpg<!--See talk page before changing image--> | caption = Ferrell in 1981 | birth_name = Conchata Galen Ferrell | birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|3|28}} | birth_place = Loudendale, West Virginia, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|10|12|1943|3|28}} | death_place = Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | burial_place = Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, U.S. | education = Marshall University (BA) | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1964–2020 | spouse = {{marriage|Arnie Anderson|1986}} | children = 1 }} '''Conchata Galen Ferrell''' (March 28, 1943 – October 12, 2020) was an American actress. She played Berta the housekeeper on the sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'' from 2003 to 2015, and she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role (in 2005 and 2007), as well as a TV Land Award in 2009. Ferrell had previously been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in ''L.A. Law'' (in 1992). A seasoned stage actress, Farrell's performance in the stage play ''The Sea Horse'' earned her an Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award and a Theatre World Award. Her big screen work included roles in such films as ''Network'' (1976), ''Where the River Runs Black'' (1986), ''For Keeps'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000) and ''Krampus'' (2015). Farrell's turn in the 1979 frontier western saga ''Heartland'' earned her a Western Heritage Award.
==Early life== Conchata Galen Ferrell was born March 28, 1943, in Loudendale, West Virginia, the first of two children, to Mescal Loraine (née George) and Luther Martin Ferrell.<ref name= HQ70>{{cite news| url= http://www.huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue70/farrell.php| work= Huntington Quarterly| title= Conchata Ferrell| date=Summer 2010| number= 70| publisher= HQ Publishing Co.| first= Carter| last= Seaton| location= Huntington, West Virginia| access-date= March 30, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160313084307/http://www.huntingtonquarterly.com/articles/issue70/farrell.php| archive-date= March 13, 2016| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800075309/bio |title=Conchata Ferrell Biography |publisher= Yahoo! Movies |access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> She was raised in Charleston, West Virginia. Her family later moved to Circleville, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 26, 2018|title=Conchata Ferrell|url=https://huntingtonquarterly.com/amp/2018/09/26/issue-70-conchata-ferrell/|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=Huntington Quarterly}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Gates|first=Anita|date=October 13, 2020|title=Conchata Ferrell, Memorable Maid on 'Two and a Half Men,' Dies at 77|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/arts/conchata-ferrell-dead.html|access-date=October 14, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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. She made her first onstage performance at Marshall in 1969, in the second ''Barfenon Review'', a skit comedy and musical production.<ref name= HQ70/>
==Career== Ferrell began her career on the stage as a member of the Circle Repertory Company. She appeared in the original off-Broadway cast of Lanford Wilson's ''The Hot l Baltimore''<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerr on 'The Hot L Baltimore' / The Crazies Are Good to Listen to|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Kerr|first=Walter|author-link=Walter Kerr|date=March 4, 1973|access-date=August 9, 2020| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/03/04/99408360.html?pageNumber=121}}</ref> and won the Drama Desk, Obie, and Theatre World Best Actress awards for her performance in the off-Broadway play ''The Sea Horse''.<ref name= HQ70 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Stage: 2 Poignant Characters in Irwin's 'Sea Horse' / Fine Acting by Moore and Miss Ferrell|newspaper=The New York Times|author=Gussow, Mel|author-link=Mel Gussow|date=March 5, 1974|access-date=August 9, 2020| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/03/05/79383452.html?pageNumber=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stage: 'The Sea Horse' / Circle Repertory Gives Tender, Wistful Play|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Gussow|first=Mel|author-link=Mel Gussow|date=April 16, 1974|access-date=August 9, 2020| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/04/16/148805882.html?pageNumber=45}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kerr on 'The Sea Horse' / The Human Heart, Imprisoned|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Kerr|first=Walter|author-link=Walter Kerr|date=April 21, 1974|access-date=August 9, 2020| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/04/21/119458023.html?pageNumber=129}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='The Sea Horse' Star (and Its Author) Sheds Alias|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Gussow|first=Mel|author-link=Mel Gussow|date=April 22, 1974|access-date=August 9, 2020| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/04/22/91437792.html?pageNumber=46}}</ref>
Acting on stage, television, and film for decades, she starred as the frontier wife 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 short-lived 1980s TV sitcom ''E/R''.<ref name=:52/>
In 1992, she received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring role as Attorney 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, an entirely different character.<ref name=":9" /> thumb|259x259px|Ferrell in 2016 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 ''Maude'', ''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''.<ref name=:52 /> She played Mrs. Werner in the episode of ''Quincy, M.E.'' titled "Into the Murdering Mind" (1982). She 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).<ref name=:52 />
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149900-Minka-Kelly-Susan-Sullivan-Set-for-Love-Loss-Off-Broadway |title=Minka Kelly, Susan Sullivan Set for Love, Loss... Off-Broadway |access-date=April 21, 2011 |date=April 14, 2011 |work=Playbill |author=Gans, Andrew |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420223347/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149900-Minka-Kelly-Susan-Sullivan-Set-for-Love-Loss-Off-Broadway |archive-date=April 20, 2011 }}</ref>
Ferrell portrayed Berta the housekeeper in the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'', appearing in a total of 212 episodes from 2003 to 2015.<ref name=:52 /> 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''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Nominees / Winners 2005|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=Television Academy}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Nominees / Winners 2007|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2007|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=Television Academy}}</ref>
In 2012, she voiced the role of Bob's Mom in ''Frankenweenie'', which was directed by Tim Burton.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Bob's Mother|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Frankenweenie/Bobs-Mother/|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref> She was slated to appear in the upcoming feature film ''Deported'' (2020), and had earlier acted in ''A Very Nutty Christmas'' (2018), a holiday-themed television film.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=DeNinno|first=Nadine|date=October 13, 2020|title=Conchata Ferrell, 'Two and a Half Men' and 'Mystic Pizza' star, dead at 77|url=https://nypost.com/2020/10/13/two-and-a-half-men-star-conchata-ferrell-dead-at-77/|access-date=October 14, 2020|newspaper=New York Post}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ferrell married Arnie Anderson around 1986.<ref name= LALaw>{{cite news| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/11/07/heavyweight-attorney/ | first= Susan| last= Stewart| agency= Knight-Ridder Tribune News |title= Heavyweight Attorney: For Conchata Ferrell Of 'L.A. Law', Fat Works Fine| newspaper= Chicago Tribune| date= November 7, 1991| access-date= March 30, 2017}}</ref> She had a daughter, Samantha (born in 1982), and two stepdaughters (born in 1976 and 1979).<ref name= HQ70/><ref name= LALaw/><ref name= NNDB>{{cite web| url= http://www.nndb.com/people/250/000062064/ | title= Conchata Ferrell| website= NNDB.com| access-date= March 30, 2017}}</ref>
==Death== Ferrell died on October 12, 2020, from complications following cardiac arrest at the Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, California.<ref name=":12"/> She was 77 years old.<ref name=":4"/>
==Filmography== Source(s)<ref name=":52">{{Cite magazine|title=Conchata Ferrell|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/conchata-ferrell/credits/145346|access-date=October 14, 2020|magazine=TV Guide}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Conchata Ferrell Filmography and Movies|url=https://www.fandango.com/people/conchata-ferrell-211400/film-credits|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=Fandango}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! Notes ! Source |- | 1974 | ''Maude'' | Rita Valdez | Hal Cooper | Episode: "Florida's Goodbye" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | 1975 | ''Hot l Baltimore'' | April Green | Bob LaHendro & Burt Brinckerhoff | 13 episodes |<ref name=":52"/> |- |rowspan=2|1976 | ''Deadly Hero'' | Slugger Ann | Ivan Nagy | |<ref>{{cite web|title=DEADLY HERO (1975) -- SCREEN ARCHIVES ENTERTAINMENT|url=http://www1.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/30605/DEADLY-HERO-1975/|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=www1.screenarchives.com}}</ref> |- | ''Network'' | Barbara Schlesinger | Sidney Lumet | |<ref name=":52"/> |- |rowspan=6|1977 | ''The Rockford Files'' | Ella Mae White | Reza Badiyi | Episode: "Crack Back" | |- | ''Mixed Nuts'' | Nurse Cassidy | Jerry Belson & Peter H. Hunt | Short |<ref>{{cite web|title=Conchata Ferrell, 'Two and a Half Men' star, dies at 77|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/conchata-ferrell-two-half-men-star-dies-77-n1243239|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=NBC News|date=October 13, 2020|language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Blansky's Beauties'' | Nurse Gibbons | Alan Rafkin | Episode: "Nancy Breaks a Leg" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''The Girl Called Hatter Fox'' | Nurse Rinehart | George Schaefer | TV movie |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Good Times'' | Miss Johnson | Gerren Keith | Episode: "Willona, the Fuzz" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''One Day at a Time'' | Phyllis McDermott | Herbert Kenwith | Episode: "The Singles Bar" |<ref name=":52"/> |- |rowspan=2|1978 | ''A Death in Canaan'' | Rita Parsons | Tony Richardson | rowspan=2|TV movie |<ref>{{cite web|title=A Death in Canaan|url=https://www.fandango.com/a-death-in-canaan-104803/movie-overview|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=Fandango|language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Who'll Save Our Children?'' | Dodie Hart | George Schaefer |<ref name=":52"/> |- | rowspan=4|1979 | ''The Love Boat'' | Bitsy Sheldon | Roger Duchowny | 2 episodes |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Heartland'' | Elinore Randall Stewart | Richard Pearce | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Before and After'' | Marge | Kim Friedman | TV movie | |- | ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'' | The Fox | Bruce Bilson | 2 episodes |<ref>{{citation|title=The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) (1979)|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film182172.html|language=en|accessdate=October 14, 2020}}</ref> |- |1979–1980 |''B. J. and the Bear'' |Wilhemina 'The Fox' Johnson |Several directors |5 episodes | |- |rowspan=4|1980 | ''The Seduction of Miss Leona'' | Hazel Dawson | Joseph Hardy | rowspan=3|TV movie | |- | ''Reunion'' | Toni Owens | Russ Mayberry | |- | ''Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case'' | Helen | Peter Levin |<ref>{{cite web|title=Rape and Marriage:The Rideout Case|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19081/rape-and-marriage-the-rideout-case|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109122755/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19081/Rape-And-Marriage-The-Rideout-Case/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2017|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Knots Landing'' | Mrs. Messinger | Edward Parone | 2 episodes |<ref>{{cite web|date=October 9, 2020|title=Relive TV's soapy glory days at the 'Knots Landing' virtual reunion|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-10-09/how-to-watch-knots-landing-virtual-reunion-youtube|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3|1981 | ''CBS Afternoon Playhouse'' | Mamie Trotter | Jeffrey Hayden | Episode: "The Great Gilly Hopkins" | |- | ''McClain's Law'' | Vangie Cruise | Vincent McEveety | TV movie (pilot for TV series ''McClain's Law'') | |- | ''Lou Grant'' | Myra Wexler | Peter Levin | Episode: "Drifters" | |- | rowspan=3|1982 | ''Quincy, M.E.'' | Mrs. Werner | Georg Fenady | Episode: "Into the Murdering Mind" | |- | ''Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice'' | Captain Burnsite | Lamont Johnson | TV movie |<ref name=":7" /> |- | ''Cagney & Lacey'' | Charlene | Reza Badiyi | Episode: "High Steel" | |- | rowspan=3|1983 | ''St. Elsewhere'' | Gina Barnett | Mark Tinker | Episode: "Hearts" |<ref name=":52" /> |- | ''American Playhouse'' | Faye Doyle | Michael Dinner | Episode: "Miss Lonelyhearts" |<ref name=":52" /> |- | ''Emergency Room'' | Nurse Sylvia Kaye | Lee H. Katzin | rowspan=2|TV movie | |- | rowspan=3|1984 | ''Nadia'' | Mili Simonescu | Alan Cooke |<ref name=":52" /> |- | ''Faerie Tale Theatre'' | Thumbelina's Mother | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Episode: "Thumbelina" |<ref name=":52" /> |- | ''The Three Wishes of Billy Grier'' | Dr. Gardner | Corey Blechman | TV movie | |- | 1984–1985 | ''E/R'' | Nurse Joan Thor | Peter Bonerz | 22 episodes |<ref name=":52" /> |- | rowspan=2|1985 | ''This Is the Life'' | | Sharron Miller | Episode: "The Stranger" | |- | ''North Beach and Rawhide'' | Doc Norman | Harry Falk | rowspan=2|TV movie | |- | rowspan=4|1986 | ''Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story'' | Ida Sinclair | Richard T. Heffron |<ref name=":7" /> |- | ''Where the River Runs Black'' | Mother Marta | Christopher Cain | | |- | ''Picnic'' | Helen Potts | Marshall W. Mason | TV movie | |- | ''Matlock'' | Mrs. Reese | Alan Cooke | Episode: "The Sisters" | |- |rowspan=4|1987 | ''Night Court'' | Nurse | Jim Drake | Episode: "Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson" | |- | ''Sledge Hammer!'' | Judge Ida Gruff | Reza Badiyi | Episode: "Jagged Sledge" | |- | ''Frank's Place'' | Jan Rudy | Hugh Wilson | Episode: "The Bridge" | |- | ''Eye on the Sparrow'' | Mary | John Korty | TV movie | |- |rowspan=9|1988 | ''Hooperman'' | Eva Parker | Rick Wallace | Episode: "The Snitch" | |- | ''For Keeps'' | Mrs. Bobrucz | John G. Avildsen | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Who's the Boss?'' | Frances | James Eric Hornbeck | Episode: "Housekeepers Unite" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Sonny Spoon'' | Tough Habit | Dick Miller | Episode: "Tough Habit" |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sonny Spoon|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/sonny-spoon/episode-6-season-1/tough-habit/204497?ftag=web|accessdate=October 14, 2020|magazine=TV Guide}}</ref> |- | ''CBS Summer Playhouse'' | Kate | David Trainer | Episode: "Old Money" | |- | ''Mystic Pizza'' | Leona | Donald Petrie | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''ABC Weekend Special'' | Aunt Jill | Ron Underwood | Episode: "Runaway Ralph" | |- | ''Goodbye, Miss 4th of July'' | Minnie Bixby | George Miller | TV movie | |- | ''Portrait of a White Marriage'' | Mrs. Sturgeon | Harry Shearer | | |- | 1988 & 1991–1992 | ''L.A. Law'' | Susan Bloom / Lorna Landsberg | Several directors | 20 episodes | |- |rowspan=4|1989 | ''A Peaceable Kingdom'' | Kate Galindo | Mark Waxman | 10 episodes |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Murder, She Wrote'' | Harriet Lundgren | John Llewellyn Moxey | 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 | Episode: "The Hot Dog Man" | |- |rowspan=3|1990 | ''Hollywood Dog'' | | William Dear | rowspan=2|TV movie | |- | ''Opposites Attract'' | Flo | Noel Nosseck | |- | ''Edward Scissorhands'' | Helen | Tim Burton | |<ref name=":52"/> |- |rowspan=3|1991 | ''Deadly Intentions... Again?'' | Joan | James Steven Sadwith | rowspan=3|TV movie |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Chains of Gold'' | Martha Burke | Rod Holcomb | |- | ''Backfield in Motion'' | Ann Bedowski | Richard Michaels |<ref name=":7" /> |- | 1992–1995 | ''Hearts Afire'' | Dr. Madeline Stoessinger / Dr. Ruth Colquist | Several directors | 33 episodes | |- |rowspan=7|1993 | ''The Legend of Prince Valiant'' | Girl | | Voice, episode: "The Sage" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Conchata Ferrell|url=https://www.cinemaclock.com/stars/conchata-ferrell|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=Cinema Clock|language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Dinosaurs'' | Shelly | Bruce Bilson | Voice, episode: "Dirty Dancin'" | |- | ''Family Prayers'' | Mrs. Romeyo | Scott M. Rosenfelt | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Sirens'' | Mrs. Chattle | | Episode: "Keeping the Peace" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''True Romance'' | Mary Louise Ravencroft | Tony Scott | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Cobra'' | Bobby Gutner | Jorge Montesi | Episode: "Honeymoon Hideaway" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Heaven & Earth'' | Bernice | Oliver Stone | |<ref name=":52"/> |- |rowspan=3|1994 | ''Samurai Cowboy'' | Bobbi Bob Pickette | Michael Keusch | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''A Worn Path'' | Nurse | Bruce Schwartz | | |- | ''Duckman'' | Roxanne | Jeff McGrath & John Eng | Voice, 2 episodes | |- |rowspan=3|1995 | ''The Buccaneers'' | Mrs. Elmsworth | Philip Saville | Miniseries; episode: "Invasion" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''The Mask: Animated Series'' | Willamina Bubask | | Voice, episode: "How Much Is That Dog in the Tin Can?" | |- | ''The Client'' | Rue | James Quinn | Episode: "The Way Things Never Were" | |- |rowspan=6|1996 | ''Freeway'' | Mrs. Sheets | Matthew Bright | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Minor Adjustments'' | Mrs. Daisy Gotschel | | Episode: "The Ungrateful Dead" | |- | ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' | Lureen Smith | Michael Preece | Episode: "Miracle at Middle Creek" | |- | ''Sweet Dreams'' | Dr. Kate Lowe | Jack Bender | TV movie | |- | ''Townies'' | Marge | Pamela Fryman | 2 episodes | |- | ''My Fellow Americans'' | Woman Truck Driver | Peter Segal | |<ref name=":52"/> |- |rowspan=3|1997 | ''Touch'' | Virginia Worrel | Paul Schrader | | |- | ''ABC TGIF'' | Pam | | Episode: "Frightful Halloween Bash" |<ref>{{cite web|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=July 27, 2017|title=Hulu Recreates ABC's 'TGIF' Comedy Lineup With 'Full House,' 'Family Matters' and More|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/full-house-tgif-family-matters-perfect-strangers-1202508599/|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' | Simpah | Denise Downer | Voice, episode: "Clockwise/Gromble Soup" | |- | 1997–1998 | ''Teen Angel'' | Pam | Several directors | 17 episodes | |- |rowspan=3|1998 | ''Modern Vampires'' | Wanda | Richard Elfman | TV movie | |- | ''The Naked Truth'' | Maxine Mansfield | Robby Benson | Episode: "Muddy for Nothing" | |- | ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' | Nurse Greenliegh | David Semel | Episode: "Go Fish" | |- |rowspan=5|1999 | ''Touched by an Angel'' | Irene | Noel Nosseck | Episode: "The Medium and the Message" | |- | ''Two Guys and a Girl'' | Shawn's Mother | Gil Junger | Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and Valentine's Day" | |- | ''JAG'' | Deanne | Terrence O'Hara | Episode: "Second Sight" | |- | ''Friends'' | The Judge | Gary Halvorson | Episode: "The One with Joey's Porsche" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'' | Mrs. Patterson | | Episode: "Crying's Okay" | |- | rowspan=5|2000 | ''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia'' | Bella | Rob Schmidt | | |- | ''Erin Brockovich'' | Brenda | Steven Soderbergh | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Get Real'' | Rosa Hernandez | Richard Compton | Episode: "Support" | |- | ''Pensacola'' | Helen Wilson | Sidney J. Furie | Episode: "Answered Prayers" | |- | ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' | Ma Munchapper | Steve Loter | Voice, 3 episodes | |- |2000 & 2003 |''The Wild Thornberrys'' |Harriet, Grizzly Bear |Carol Millican & Dean Crisswell |Voice, 2 episodes | |- |rowspan=7|2001 | ''Stranger Inside'' | Mama Cass | Cheryl Dunye | TV movie | |- | ''Popular'' | Calamity Jones | Ryan Murphy | Episode: "The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated" | |- | ''The Zeta Project'' | Dr. Greer | Rob Davies | Voice, episode: "The Next Gen" | |- | ''Amy & Isabelle'' | Bev | Lloyd Kramer | TV movie | |- | ''Going to California'' | Nurse Lucy | D.j. Caruso | Episode: "I Know Why the Caged Rhino Sings" | |- | ''ER'' | Mrs. Jenkins | Christopher Misiano | Episode: "Four Corners" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''K-PAX'' | Betty McAllister | Iain Softley | | |- |rowspan=4|2002 | ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' | Bus Driver | Beth Broderick | Episode: "Guilty!" | |- | ''Mr. Deeds'' | Jan | Steven Brill | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Lloyd in Space'' | Miss Effluvium | Howy Parkins | Voice, episode: "Incident at Luna Vista" | |- | ''Push, Nevada'' | Martha | Lisa Cholodenko | Episode: "The Letter of the Law" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | rowspan=2|2003 | ''Becker'' | Zora | Chris Brougham | Episode: "Ms. Fortune" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | ''Judging Amy'' | Maxine's Co-Worker | Alan Myerson | Episode: "Kilt Trip" |<ref name=":52"/> |- | 2003–2015 | ''Two and a Half Men'' | Berta | Several directors | Recurring role (season 1); Main role (seasons 2–12) |<ref name=":52"/> |- | 2004 | ''Surviving Eden'' | Rosemary Flotchky | Greg Pritikin | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | 2007 | ''Kabluey'' | Kathleen | Scott Prendergast | |<ref name=":52"/> |- | 2012 | ''Frankenweenie'' | Bob's Mom | Tim Burton | Voice |<ref name=":6" /> |- | 2013 | ''Not That, But Something Like That'' | | Benjamin Hasko | Short |{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} |- |rowspan=3|2014 | ''Postal Jerks'' | Carmelita | James Skinner | TV movie |<ref name="Teti">{{cite web|last=Teti|first=Julia|date=October 13, 2020|title=Conchata Ferrell: 5 Things To Know About 'Two & a Half Men' Co-Star, 77, Dead After Heart Attack|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-conchata-ferrell-actress-4136791/|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=Hollywood Life|language=en}}</ref> |- | ''The Axe Murders of Villisca'' | Mrs. Flanks | Tony E. Valenzuela | |<ref>{{cite web|title=Film Mode|url=http://www.filmmodeentertainment.com/film/46830a6b-b693-e611-9488-0e563b5fb261|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=www.filmmodeentertainment.com}}</ref> |- | ''Wishin' and Hopin''' | Sister Agrippina | Colin Theys | TV movie |<ref>{{cite web|title=Wishin' and Hopin' – Stargazer Films|url=https://stargazerfilmsusa.com/wishin-and-hopin/|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=stargazerfilmsusa.com}}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''Krampus'' | Aunt Dorothy | Michael Dougherty | |<ref name=":4" /> |- | rowspan=2|2016 | ''Grace and Frankie'' | Grandma Jean | Trent O'Donnell | Episode: "The Negotiation" |<ref>{{cite web|date=October 14, 2020|title=Appreciation: Conchata Ferrell was the kind of actor you wanted to see in everything|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-13/conchata-ferrell-dead-the-kind-of-actor-you-wanted-to-see-in-everything|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | ''The Axe Murders of Villisca'' | Mrs. Flanks | Tony E. Valenzuela | |<ref>{{cite web|date=June 10, 2017|title=The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017) Review|url=https://www.thatmomentin.com/axe-murders-villisca-2017-review/|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=That Moment In|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2017 | ''The Ranch'' | Shirley | Don Reo & Jim Patterson | 5 episodes |<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ranch to End With Season 4|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ranch-end-season-4-193556266.html|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=www.yahoo.com|date=June 4, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2018 | ''A Very Nutty Christmas'' | Clara | Colin Theys |TV movie |<ref name=":0" /> |- | 2020 | ''Deported'' | Betsy | Tyler Spindel |Posthumous release |<ref>{{cite web|title=Conchata Ferrell, Co-star of Two and a Half Men, Has Died Aged 77|url=https://soaphub.com/entertainment/conchata-ferrell-co-star-of-two-and-a-half-men-has-died-at-77/|accessdate=October 14, 2020|website=www.soaphub.com|date=October 13, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Title of work ! Result ! Source |- |rowspan=3|1974 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Performance | rowspan=3|''The Sea Horse'' |rowspan=4 {{won}} |<ref name=":4" /> |- | Theatre World Award | Best Performance |<ref name=":4" /> |- | Obie Award | Best Actress |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 13, 2020|title=Conchata Ferrell Dies: Former 'Two and a Half Men' Co-Star Was 77|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/conchata-ferrell-dead-two-and-a-half-men-co-star-77-1234596750/|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 1981 | Western Heritage Awards | Bronze Wrangler | ''Heartland'' <small>(shared with cast)</small> |<ref>{{Citation|last1=Wayne|first1=John|title=Western Heritage Awards: Film clips|date=1981|place=Oklahoma City, OK|publisher=KOCO-TV|language=en|oclc=58837751|last2=National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum|last3=National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center}}</ref> |- | 1992 | rowspan=3|Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | ''L.A. Law'' | rowspan=3 {{nom}} |<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=Nominees / Winners 1992|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1992|access-date=October 14, 2020|website=Television Academy|language=en}}</ref> |- | 2005 | rowspan=2|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |rowspan=2|''Two and a Half Men'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- | 2007 |<ref name=":3" /> |- | 2009 | rowspan=2|TV Land Award | Future Classic | ''Two and a Half Men'' <small>(shared with Mark Burg, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Chuck Lorre, Charlie Sheen and Holland Taylor)</small> | {{won}} |<ref name=":6" /> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0004916}} * {{IBDB name}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080418040510/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/two_and_a_half_men/bio/conchata_ferrell/bio.php Biography at CBS.com]
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