Conchata Ferrell
| Conchata Ferrell | |
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Ferrell in September 2011
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| Born |
Conchata Galen Ferrell March 28, 1943 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Known for | Two and a Half Men (2003–15) |
| Spouse(s) | Arnie Anderson |
| Children | Samantha |
Conchata Galen Ferrell (born March 28, 1943) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Berta the housekeeper for all 12 seasons of the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations in 2005 and 2007.
Ferrell was born in Charleston, West Virginia, the daughter of Mescal Loraine (née George) and Luther Martin Ferrell. She was raised in the small town of Circleville, Ohio. She attended West Virginia University, and graduated from Marshall University with a degree in social studies in education. She was raised in a Christian family. She is married to Arnie Anderson and has one daughter, Samantha.
Ferrell began her career on the stage as a member of the Circle Repertory Company, appearing in the original Broadway cast of Lanford Wilson's The Hot L Baltimore and winning both the Drama Desk and Obie Awards for the off-Broadway The Sea Horse. A successful character actress whose career has spanned four decades, she is best known for her starring role as the frontier housekeeper the 1979 feature film Heartland directed by Richard Pearce, and as the tough-talking owner of Mystic Pizza, co-starring alongside Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish, and Julia Roberts, who portrayed pizza waitresses.
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