Conchata Galen Ferrell (March 28, 1943 â€" 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 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).
Those came in addition to an earlier nomination for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in L.A. Law
(1992).Conchata Galen Ferrell was born March 28, 1943, in Loudendale,
West Virginia, to Mescal Loraine (née George) and Luther Martin
Ferrell. She was raised in Charleston, West Virginia. Her family later
moved to Circleville, Ohio.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.
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 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).
Those came in addition to an earlier nomination for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in L.A. Law
(1992).Conchata Galen Ferrell was born March 28, 1943, in Loudendale,
West Virginia, to Mescal Loraine (née George) and Luther Martin
Ferrell. She was raised in Charleston, West Virginia. Her family later
moved to Circleville, Ohio.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.
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