American actress, Conchata Ferrell who became known for her role as Berta the housekeeper on popular series, Two and a Half Men, has died of cardiac arrest.
Ferrell passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020, at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles, according to her publicist. Cynthia Snyder.
Ferrell was an accomplished stage actress. She gained success off-Broadway as an original member of the Circle Repertory Theatre. For her appearance as Gertrude Blum in Edward J. Moore’s The Sea Horse, she received a Drama Desk Award, a Theatre World Award, and an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1974. Her role as April Green in Lanford Wilson’s Hot L Baltimore led her to Los Angeles and a starring role in the 1975 Norman Lear series of the same name.
Other notable productions Ferrell appeared in, include Battle of Angels in 1974 by Tennessee Williams (later known as Orpheus Descending), and Picnic by William Inge at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
May her soul rest in peace.
