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Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell

Actor · Died October 12, 2020, aged 77 · Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Conchata Galen Ferrell (March 28, 1943 – October 12, 2020) was an American actress. Although she was a regular cast member of five TV sitcom series, she was best known for playing Berta the housekeeper for all twelve seasons of the sitcom Two and a Half Men. For her performance as Berta, she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (in 2005 and 2007). These came in addition to an earlier nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in L.A. Law (1992).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 28, 1943
Died
October 12, 2020 (aged 77)
From
Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 106 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28

What are Conchata Ferrell's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Survival
17%
Society
13%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 14 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Warm
14
Hopeful
10
Joyful
7
Melancholic
8
Other
29

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Conchata Ferrell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Conchata Ferrell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

106 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Deported(2020)

    as Betsy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Very Nutty Christmas(2018)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Axe Murders of Villisca(2016)

    as Mrs. Flanks

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Ranch(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Shirley

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Krampus(2015)

    as Aunt Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandma Jean

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Wishin' and Hopin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sister Agrippina

  • Yellowbird(2014)

    as Marjorie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Frankenweenie(2012)

    as Bob's Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kabluey(2007)

    as Kathleen

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 223 episodes · as Berta

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Push, Nevada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Mr. Deeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jan

  • K-PAX(2001)

    as Betty McAllister

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Stranger Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mama Cass

  • Amy & Isabelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bev

  • The Zeta Project(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ma (voice)

  • Crime + Punishment in Suburbia(2000)

    as Bella

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Erin Brockovich(2000)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Popular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Calamity Jones

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxine's Co-Worker

  • Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosa Hernandez

  • Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Zora

  • Modern Vampires(1998)

    as Wanda, Nico's Mother

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Grizzly Bear (voice) · as Harriet (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Two Guys and a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Shawn's Mother

  • Teen Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 17 episodes · as Aunt Pam

  • Cow and Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Neighbor / Voice on Phone (voice)

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Greenliegh

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Touch(1997)

    as Virginia Worrel

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • My Fellow Americans(1996)

    as Woman Truck Driver

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Townies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 15 episodes · as Marge

  • Sweet Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Kate Lowe

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Mrs. Sheets

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Deanne MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxine Mansfield

  • The Buccaneers(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Elmsworth

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Santo Bugito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethel Roachmuller (voice)

  • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Simpah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Irene

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roxanne (voice)

  • A Worn Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Nurse

  • Samurai Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bobbi Bob Pickette

  • Heaven & Earth(1993)

    as Bernice

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • True Romance(1993)

    as Mary Louise Ravencroft

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lureen Smith

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Family Prayers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mrs. Romeyo

  • Hearts Afire(1992)

    Show 31 episodes · as Dr. Madeline Stoessinger · as Ruth Colquist

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Backfield in Motion(1991)

    as Ann Bedowski

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chains of Gold(1990)

    as Martha Burke

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dinosaurs(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Shelly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Intentions... Again? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Joan

  • Runaway Ralph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Aunt Jill

  • Edward Scissorhands(1990)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Opposites Attract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Flo

  • Hollywood Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • A Peaceable Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Your Mother Wears Combat Boots(1989)

    as Specialist Mononaghee

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mystic Pizza(1988)

    as Leona

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Portrait of a White Marriage(1988)

    as Mrs. Sturgeon

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • For Keeps?(1988)

    as Mrs. Bobrucz

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Eye on the Sparrow(1987)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Helen Potts

  • Sledge Hammer!(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Ida Grim

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Where the River Runs Black(1986)

    as Mother Marta

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorna Landsberg · as Susan Bloom

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story(1986)

    as Ida Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Reese

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • North Beach and Rawhide(1985)

    as Doc Norman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Three Wishes of Billy Grier(1984)

    as Dr. Gardner

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet Lundgren

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • E/R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 22 episodes · as Joan Thor

  • Nadia(1984)

    as Mili Simonescu

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Thumbelina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Thumbelina's Mother

  • Night Court(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Emergency Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Nurse Sylvia Kaye

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Gina Barnett

  • Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice(1982)

    as Captain Burnsite

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Thumbelina's Mother

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Faye Doyle

  • McClain's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 16 episodes · as Vangie Cruise

  • Heartland(1979)

    as Elinore Randall Stewart

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case(1980)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Toni Owens

  • The Seduction of Miss Leona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Hazel Dawson

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Messinger

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Before and After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Marge

  • Who'll Save Our Children?(1978)

    as Dodie Hart

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Death in Canaan(1978)

    as Rita Parsons

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Called Hatter Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Nurse Rinehart

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bitsy Sheldon

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Network(1976)

    as Barbara Schlesinger

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Werner

  • Deadly Hero(1975)

    as Annie, the Bartender

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hot l Baltimore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Ella Mae White

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Good Times(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Maude(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Heartland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 105 titles, 104 of them dated from 1972 to 2020; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Erin Brockovich (2000)

$258M worldwide

Highest rated

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Two and a Half Men (2003)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19722020

Peak 2001 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 105: 105 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1970s14 · acting1980s30 · acting1990s40 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
769601

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Conchata Ferrell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 64 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Deported (2020)

83rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Network (1976)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Conchata Ferrell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles10–56 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles7–67 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles21–65 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles18–59 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles11–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Conchata Ferrell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Conchata Ferrell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Burton shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers