RIP Conchata Ferrell

[mpcincal]

Best-known for her role as Berta in "Two and a Half Men" (in which she shined), but an actress who had constantly popped up on TV in various shows ever since I was a kid.

Emmy Nominee Conchata Ferrell, aka Two and a Half Men's Berta, Dead at 77

I actually remember her first role (though I saw it in a rerun) in "Maude" as a lady who was interviewing for the maid's position in Esther Rolle's farewell episode before going to star in "Good Times."

 

[hondo]

I looked forward to any scene with Berta, Jane Lynch as the shrink or Martin Mull as the pharmacist.

 

[Shelbyville Manhattan]

I'll always recall her small role in "Network," in which she suggests -- in jest -- that a reality show focused on a group of militant revolutionaries be called "The Mao Tse-Tung Hour." Ultimately, that name stuck.

 

[OscarMadison]

She was great as Bubba's nemesis on Frank's Place.

 

[User 150927]

She was always terrific. RIP

 

[DanOregon]

One of those actresses who always shined - glad she finally made some serious cash with Two and a Half Men (regardless of the quality of the show). But there are a number of actors like that you think of as being wasted on a long-running middle-brow show that runs for years when you've seen them kill it on a short-lived and much better series. CCH Pounder who was amazing in The Shield has been on NCIS New Orleans since the debut.
And then you have the cast of FNL.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Wasn't she in the later years of LA Law too? I'm too lazy to check her bio.

 

[Gutter]

Wasn't she in the later years of LA Law too? I'm too lazy to check her bio.

Yes. Susan Bloom.

I first remember her from the short-lived comedy E/R, starring Elliott Gould and Mary McDonnell ... and featuring the first appearance of a young George Clooney in a recurring role.