Conchata Ferrell: dead

Please submit under correct DL format oP.

I remember her from "Hot-L Baltimore."

Has Susan Dey tweeted her condolences?

Television will never be the same!

RIP. She was great in [italic]Netowrk[/italic], an excellent character actress.

She and Holland Taylor were the only reasons to watch that shitfest known as Two and a Half Men.

More memories from last year

I first saw her in "Mystic Pizza" as a middle-aged pizzeria owner and then she was everywhere!

R7, are you R200 of the below-linked thread?

So young.

Was the cause of death anorexia?

Loved her deadpan delivery of lines in Two and a Half Men.

She had a hot ass but couldn't live forever.

There goes any hope of bringing back Two & a Half Men. No point without Berta.

My condolences to Colin and family

She was great on L.A. Law - was totally screwed over by TPTB by not renewing her contract after one year

She had one of the funniest scenes in one of the best-written movies ever: Network.

"These are those four outlines submitted by Universal for an hour series. You needn't bother to read them; I'll tell them to you. The first one is set at a large Eastern law school, presumably Harvard. The series is irresistibly entitled 'The New Lawyers.' The running characters are a crusty-but-benign ex-Supreme Court justice, presumably Oliver Wendell Holmes by way of Dr. Zorba; there's a beautiful girl graduate student; and the local district attorney who is brilliant and sometimes cuts corners. The second one is called 'The Amazon Squad.' The running characters include a crusty-but-benign police lieutenant who's always getting heat from the commissioner; a hard-nosed, hard-drinking detective who thinks women belong in the kitchen; and the brilliant and beautiful young girl cop who's fighting the feminist battle on the force. Up next is another one of those investigative reporter shows. A crusty-but-benign managing editor who's always get—"

[Diana cuts her off]

Beautiful teeth

[quote]My condolences to Colin and family

Her fraternal twins niece and nephew, Terry and Perry, appreciate your thinking of the family in these tough moments.

Youthful...

The Sea Horse

April

Did she fuck Holland Taylor too?

Bite my ass, Kristy Kreme!

I’m not cleaning that up.

Remember the episode when Walden and Alan woke up in their underwear after a party. The living room around them was trashed. Suddenly, the front door opens, and Berta enters the house. Walden says "Berta! Thank God you're here!" Berta looks around the room and says "Aw, HELL no!". Then she turns and leaves, closing the door behind her.

Then there's the scene where Berta reveals to Charlie that she's seen his genitals. He asks her when/how. She says that on Monday mornings, when she cleans his bathroom, she finds him passed out naked in the bathtub, clinging to his manhood like it's a life preserver. Charlie says, "I'm sorry about that." Berta replies, "Don't be!"

[quote] She was great on L.A. Law - was totally screwed over by TPTB by not renewing her contract after one year

That was Bochco’ed.

Apparently she was very well loved. She did great theater work.

And her nickname was Chatty!

It's illegal to be nice to an old fat lady on DL but I'm gonna pay homage to her, anyway!

Has her Nephew Will tweeted?

"crusty but benign"

Was very sorry to hear about this. She was a great actress.

Not many people know that she was M’s aunt and inspiration.

r8 No. Just a coincidence, not a Mystic Pizza troll.

"Remember the episode when Walden and Alan woke up in their underwear after a party."

Never saw this episode but I stopped watching when Sheen left the show. Lately, I've been watching seasons 9 through 12 with Ashton Kutcher as the star, and I have to say the show really went off the rails with this 2.0 version. Tremendously unfunny and the entire cast and crew was going through the motions, collecting their paychecks.

And I have yet to figure out how Walden, Kutcher's character, managed to obtain title to a house from a dead man who left no will and for whom apparently no one even had a death certificate.

No, there was really no reason to watch Charlie Sheen or 2 and a Half Men.

I liked the show with Kutcher. It was a different show, but it was still funnier than most other sitcoms that were airing at the time. Jon Cryer still still gave 100% and would do anything to make a scene work. The supporting characters were still there. The show added a lot of homoerotic situations between Walden and Alan, but managed to do it in a way that was funny instead of insulting. The finale makes fun of all the flaws that R34 pointed out.

I learned from this thread that there are people who watched Two and a Half Men and freely admit to it.

I don't watch sit-coms. I can't even think of the last one I watched.

I guess The Office.

She stayed close friends with Julia Roberts.

R39, was she Julia’s only friend?

[quote]Apparently she was very well loved. She did great theater work. And her nickname was Chatty!

Yes, it was. I knew Chatty briefly through Circle Rep. Nice woman who described herself as "an old hippie" and elevated everything she was in, comedy or drama.

She was in an excellent episode of "Frank's Place" as a Southern lawyer.

She had a small yet memorable role in "Freeway" as the social worker that got handcuffed so Reese could make her getaway.

R41 She really was a very skilled actress. Very good at both comedy and drama, which a lot of actors can't pull off both, let alone very well.

That could be an interesting funeral if Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre both show up. Throw in a little Angus T. Jones (Jake) and Ashton Kutcher and that could be damn right interesting funeral, Conchata would have loved it.

R1 What's wrong with format, too much info in Header?

To his credit, Charlie Sheen made a nice tweet honoring her.

"an absolute sweetheart a consummate pro a genuine friend a shocking and painful loss."

"Berta, your housekeeping was a tad suspect, your "people"keeping was perfect."

The caftan flapping of the "I couldn't POSSIBLY watch television, except for Lucy" nellie prisspot brigade has begun......

Another vote for Hot L Baltimore. Her (paraphrased) line of "You think your insults matter? I've done far worse over the years in beating myself up" was classic.

Most pop culture eldergheys remember her from way back to the early 70s. She had an amazing career for a plus-size gal.

[quote] [R1] What's wrong with format, too much info in Header?

I am not R1 but I think he is referring to the normal heading when someone dies as

[quote] Conchata Ferrell is Dead To Me.

In an early season of St. Elsewhere, she was heart-breaking as a patient who didn't realize she was pregnant and couldn't imagine how she would care for a baby.

I loved the episode where Berta quit and Alan went over to Steve Tyler's house where Berta was working to try and get her to come back to work for Charlie. Her back was hurting and Alan offered to give her a chiropractic adjustment on the laundry table, Steve Tyler walked in (although you never see him in that clip) and assumed they were having sex and told her to hang a sock on the door or something.

[quote] In an early season of St. Elsewhere, she was heart-breaking as a patient who didn't realize she was pregnant and couldn't imagine how she would care for a baby.

Just a vision in an autistic boy's snow globe.

HAS CUNT JULIA ROBERTS ISSUED A STATEMENT??!?

I caught her on Love Boat a few weeks ago. She played a "fat chick." Doc fucked her.

Like some above posters, I thought she was excellent on L.A. Law. Her character really gave the show new energy and opened it up storywise. She got great reviews and an Emmy nomination!

Then a new producer came on and dumped her and the other new characters to focus on the original cast everyone was already tired of, and the show died.

I loved her in Erin Brokovich. Loved it when she told off Julia. Of course, Julia had to have the last word and Ferrell's character a bitch. And no apology to her either.

And the audience is supposed to be on cunt Julia's side??

*called Ferrell's character a bitch

I’m actually in Mystic today :(

I think I killed poor Chatty? I have no idea why, but I could have sworn that she died a month or two ago. In fact, I was at a friend's house a few weeks ago, he was watching a rerun of Two & a Half Men and I even said, "You know, she died recently" when Conchata was in a scene. In reality, she just died yesterday. Who the fuck was I thinking of when I claimed Conchata was dead when she was apparently very much alive (albeit, obviously, with time quickly running out)?

She, Maureen McCormick, Ron Glass and Mike Damus carried the ill-fated Teen Angel.

I remember her from the comedy "ER" with George Clooney, not to be confused with the much better known drama "ER" with George Clooney. Her husband sang her a song he wrote about her called "Love Handles" in one episode. 😊

R62, wasn't the comedy named "E/R" instead of "ER"?

Was she a fat?

Loved Conchata Ferrell as "Berta" in Two and One Half Men; she stole nearly every scene she was in and had some of the best lines.

When the guys were going gaga over some girl Berta chimed in "hell, I'd even do her...".

R17

Periodontal disease can be a bitch..... Even when caught early and or all the money in world is thrown at it in treatment often what's done is done in terms of receding gum line. Best most suffering from can hope for in many cases is that the disease is controlled to point teeth aren't lost.

Dunno, r63. It was a long time ago.

[quote] I don't watch sit-coms.

Yes, you do.

[quote] I can't even think of the last one I watched.

Yes, you can.

[quote] I guess The Office.

You said you couldn't think of one. Why would you lie?

Yes, it was "E/R" not ER. This even though series with Ms. Ferrell was nearly a full decade before the Michael Crichton series.

[quote]Has Susan Dey tweeted her condolences?

Yeah, Sooze -- another co-star bites the dust and nothing from you.

She starred along with Rip Torn in a film named "Heartland." Excellent film with two outstanding performances. It will break your heart.

I’ve always liked her chocolates.

[quote] I’ve always liked her chocolates.

So did she apparently.

I’ll always associate her with the the movie Nadia, the story of Nadia Comaneci which i watched multiple times as a gayling into gymnastics.

r74 How was she on the floor exercises?

R71, she should have been nominated for that. She was fantastic and it was the only time I’ve ever seen her play a lead role.

She was certainly more worthy of nod than fucking Marsha Mason in “Chapter Two.”

Anyone remember her Good Times episode? Willona takes a job working security in a department store. She has to spy on people in the fitting room. Conchata is her boss.

I’m surprised there haven’t been more tributes to her.

[quote] I’m surprised there haven’t been more tributes to her.

They take a while to get around.

She was in a lot of things and I do remember the Good Times ep since it reruns so often. I remember her best from Mystic Pizza and of course Two and a Half men. She and the mother were really the best thing about that show. The Ashton Kutcher years had a few funny episodes, but overall was dreadful. I noticed CF seemed a little ill then. The Charlie Sheen years were much better, but even towards the end of his run the show was getting stale.

I wish I could remember her monologue from "Frank's Place." She was a lawyer with a big hat representing the widow of an elderly black man who had driven off a bridge in the rain after being "overserved" at Frank's restaurant. It was something like:

"Frank, this case is personal to me. She worked for my family before I was born. I grew up with her as a second mother and my own mother died in her arms. In short, she is the most wonderful person I have ever known, her husband is dead due to your negligence, and I intend that she should own your restaurant when this is over. Have a nice day."

The widow was Beah Richards, and it was like a master class in acting.

Working with dear little Faye may have shortened her life expectancy somewhat.

Shut up, little homosexual boy!

R34, "And I have yet to figure out how Walden, Kutcher's character, managed to obtain title to a house from a dead man who left no will and for whom apparently no one even had a death certificate."

It's a fair question, but the answer -- like it or not -- is because it's a sitcom.

I can't say I saw every Walden episode, but I enjoyed the ones I did see and I thought the finale, which just reran over the weekend, was terrific.

Frank’s Place was a neglected masterpiece

I’ll always remember her as “Shamu the Killer Dyke” in My Fellow Americans.

Here's a fun quiz question. How is this a related thread?

I hate that now she was in absolutely everything EVER! Her Oscar for Cabaret, her star vehicle 🚗 in Mahogany, with Burton in the Sandpiper...........

[quote] I’m surprised there haven’t been more tributes to her.

[quote] They take a while to get around.

No, they don't. Social media makes it immediate. Can you explain why "They take a while to get around?" What did you mean?

That scene at the end of Casablanca with Rick on the tarmac

Nothing from Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish or Lily Taylor? Bitches.

Annabeth:

[quote] She was a beautiful, jubilant lifeforce. Loved her first from way back in #heartland. Then had the pleasure of hugging her hard in Mystic Pizza. A very sad loss today.

Loved her in everything I saw her in, sad to hear that she's died.

And thank you OP for not succumbing to the basic bitches who can't comprehend that a celebrity has died unless the subject line says "dead to me."

R89 Little Miss thought she was clever by - get this - making a fat joke.

Never done before on the DL!

R60, I thought she had died recently too! Weird...

She did.

Yesterday.

There was a news brief a month or so ago, that said she had slipped into a coma. Maybe some people assumed then that she had died. The announcement was kind of unnoticed because of all the crazy political news going on.

She had a bad kidney infection late last year that turned into sepsis and never fully got over it. She left the hospital at some point but went back in May, ended up in the ICU and then went into cardiac arrest after a few days. She' was revived but had been in a care facility ever since.

I loved her work. I saw her around Studio City several times back in the day when she was working regularly. Very friendly. Always chatting up whomever. Not a snob at all.

What happened? CoViD?

Here's the other Conchata link.

r99 Can you read?

Have to say unless missing something tributes are rather on low side, this about 24 hours after Ms. Ferrell's demise was announced.

Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer seem to be the only two from Two and Half Men that have Tweeted anything. Angus T. Jones and rest of cast seem conspicuously absent.

R102, Melanie Lynski (Rose) posted a tribute quickly. The other cast don't seem to be on social media that frequently.

Ashton Kutcher is on social media a lot, but he appears to have been absent for the past few days. I'm sure he'll post a tribute. In the past few years, Conchata made regular appearances on Ashton's show, "The Ranch".

R103

Still when you consider the rather long list of guest and or recurrent actors from Two and one Half Men tributes or even just an acknowledgment of Ms. Ferrell's passing seem rather low.

Berta was on that show from start to finish, and usually every episode of a season.

We had a thread last summer after her heart attack.

Nothing on Mary McDonnell’s Twitter or Instagram!

Doesn't seem to be anything form Megan Fox either....

Her E/R costar Elliott Gould hasn’t posted since 2018. Has anyone checked on him lately? Or is he doing a Susan Dey?

Conchita has asked for privacy at this time.

^^Conchata

Holland Taylor simply retweeted Jon Cryer’s tribute. I understand it might be harder for the poor thing to type whole sentences, though.

Man I always wanted to spread her legs and eat her sloppy pussy.

Charlie: She just moved next door. She's gorgeous, divorced, and loaded!

Alan: Mm-hmm... What's wrong with her?

Charlie: Why does something have to be wrong with her?

Alan: Because there's only two reasons you ever set me up with a woman. Either you need somebody to keep the emotionally disturbed or cross-eyed or hermaphroditic best friend busy while you do the pretty girl, or... OK, I guess there's just one reason.

Charlie: There is nothing wrong with Danielle. Berta, is she or is she not gorgeous?

Berta: Hey, I'd do her.

And still no Instagram tribute from fucking Julia Roberts!!!

Charlie: Who knows more about girls than your Uncle Charlie?

Berta: Warren Beatty, Bill Clinton, Rosie O'Donnell...

Conchata was on Maude.

I was surprised to find out she was straight.

Truth to tell the moment has gone; anyone who hasn't Tweeted or otherwise reached out with a message of condolence or whatever on Ms. Ferrell's death is just late. It's like someone's birthday; calling them or whatever three or four days after event is all very well, but the moment has passed.

If this were thirty or even twenty years ago when a news reporter or someone had to physically contact those who knew the deceased for a "statement", things might be different. But today nearly all Hollywood/entertainment industry is plugged in; even if they don't Tweet or have Instagram they would have known at once about Ms. Ferrell's passing and could have released a statement via their agents or whatever.

Megan Fox apparently is too busy with her latest beau "Machine Gun Kelly" to even be bothered. That and moaning about how badly her latest film "Jennifer's Body" is being received she has time for......