Conchata Ferrell has sadly passed away .. Bye bye Berta

[sunonmars]

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She was an amazing actress, I hate 2020

[cwydro]

1. Damn. Was this Covid?

Hard to tell, but reading between the lines, it seems likely.

[SoCalNative]

15. I read

that it was complications from cardiac arrest.

[Jim__]

2. RIP Berta - I still laugh at reruns of that show. - n/t

[MissMillie]

4. I'm watching one right now.

She was a treasure

RIP

[mucifer]

3. I loved her portrayal of an ER nurse in a sitcom no one remembers

but me. I'm an RN

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. "Back of the white line!"

I remember the show, and it was the first thing I thought of when I saw this announcement.

I don't remember the name of the actress in the role that said this line, but damn, I can hear her belting it right now.

[rsdsharp]

12. I looked it up.

She was played by Shuko Akune. I had forgotten E/R starred Eliot Gould.

[rsdsharp]

8. I first saw her in a very short lived sitcom called

Hot L Baltimore where she played a prostitute — hysterically. It only lasted three months in early 1975 even though the cast also included James Cromwell, Richard Masur, and Charlotte Rae, and being produced by Norman Lear.

[XanaDUer2]

11. I remember that show

Very ahead of its time

[Marie Marie]

13. Loved that show and that is how I remember her.

[Raine]

23. That's where I first saw her and

what I remember her from ... R-I-P Conchata.

[Different Drummer]

28. I remember Hot L Baltimore. I think I watched every episode of it.

Rather racy for the era in which it aired, as I recall.

[rsdsharp]

30. Yeah, it featured two prostitutes and a gay couple.

Pretty out there for 1975. It aired with a warning against potentially offensive subject matter at the beginning of the show.

[Different Drummer]

31. Good to know that the subject matter disclaimer wasn't a false memory on my part. N/T

[NightHawk63]

32. Loved Hot L

I remember feeling so grown up sneaking upstairs to watch Hot L Baltimore and Bosom Buddies.

[SoCalNative]

16. You mean the ORIGINAL ER

with Mary McDonnell, Elliot Gould and George Clooney playing an orderly? That ER? I loved that show.

[mucifer]

25. yeah you must be on the other person who watched that Conchata was

my favorite on the show. I had a little crush on her.

[NorthOf270]

26. You mean E.R.?

With Elliot Gould, Jason Alexander, Mary McDonnell and weirdly George Clooney?

One year on CBS. Loved it. "Stay back of the white line!!"

I think Lou Rawls did the theme song.

[mucifer]

27. yup

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

5. damn. she was my kind of woman.

i remember her from 'hotel'.

[In_The_Wind]

6. Rest in peace, Conchata Ferrell. I'll never forget the smiles you gave to us.

[hlthe2b]

9. She was absolutely irreplaceable... Not only on Two and a half Men...

[Skittles]

10. very unique

always a scene stealer

[nuxvomica]

14. She guest starred in a St. Elsewhere called "Hearts"

She played a lonely, overweight, donut-shop employee who was surprised she was pregnant and had to give up the baby because she couldn't possibly afford to care for it. The last scene where she's leaving the hospital is one of the most moving performances I've ever seen. I only saw the episode once, when it first aired in the '80s, yet still it haunts me, and inspires my politics.

[Lucinda]

20. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[ailsagirl]

17. I'm sorry to hear that

2020 is the worst year I can remember...

Let us hope that we will be happy by year's end.

[Worried2020]

18. She never disappointed

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I watched the whole series of 2-1/2 Men 2 times or more

Gone but not forgotten . . .

Here's to ya



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[Lucinda]

19. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[blogslut]

21. I've loved her since Hot L Baltimore

She was great.

[trof]

22. Aw shit

I liked her.

[SMC22307]

24. Damn, she was hilarious in Two and a Half Men.

77 is too young!

[shrike3]

29. She was in an underrated movie called Heartland. With Rip Torn

Wonderful dramatic performance.

[TexasBushwhacker]

34. That movie was amazing n/t

[chriscan64]

33. The last episode of Two and A Half Men I saw her on

was last week the day before Eddie Van Halen died. Freaky thing was that Eddie was a guest star on that episode. Maybe they knew he was sick and aired it, but he was still alive.

She was awesome on that show and many others. We watch a lot of old sitcoms on over the air digital networks, and I caught her on an episode of Barney Miller. She was very slender, but the voice was instantly recognizable.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

35. "Lifelong Democrat" according to IMDB.

[kacekwl]

36. To the elders. You may remember Mystic Pizza 🍕

with Ms Ferrell.

[Totally Tunsie]

37. This made me really sad.

With all her great roles, most of all I loved her as Berta.