Conchata Ferrell

Birthplace: Loudendale, West Virginia
Birthday: March 28, 1943

A robust, full-bodied performer with a ringing, resonant voice, Conchata Ferrell can be brassy and cynical or warm and yielding, depending on the demands of the role. She has carved an enviable niche primarily in supporting roles on both the big and small screens. Since making her theatrical debut in the New York Off-Broadway scene in the 1970s, Ferrell has demonstrated her versatility and staying power in a succession of character parts in numerous TV-movies, many theatrical films, several TV series and countless guest spots.

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Actor

The Girl Called Hatter Fox
Nurse Rhinehart
Runaway Ralph
Aunt Jill
The Rag Business
Connie; the shop steward
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Mamie Trotter
Eye on the Sparrow
Mary

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Career Milestones

2003 to 0000
Cast as blue-collar housekeeper, Berta on the CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men"; earned Emmy (2005, 2007) nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2002
Cast in the short-lived drama "Push, Nevada" (ABC)
2001
Cast in "K-PAX" opposite Kevin Spacey
2000
Cast as Ellen Barkin's best friend in "Crime + Punishment in Suburbia"
2000
Delivered an amusing supporting turn as the officious office manager who comes into conflict with Julia Roberts' "Erin Brockovich"