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14 Oct 2020
'Two and a Half Men' actor Conchata Ferrell passes away
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The famously feisty housekeeper of Charlie Sheen's popular sitcom Two and a Half Men, Conchata Ferrell, is no more.
According to her publicist Cynthia Snyder, the actor passed away at Sherman Oaks Hospital, Los Angeles after a cardiac arrest on Monday.
Ferrell, who achieved peak popularity of her career with her role as Berta the housekeeper, died at the age of 77 years.
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Reports say
The actor was struggling with her health
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Ferrell was not keeping well. She was diagnosed with a kidney infection in December last year.
Her health deteriorated this May and she was transferred to intensive care unit, where she spent weeks in treatment.
She then suffered a heart attack and had since been treated in a long-term care facility.
Her daughter Samantha Anderson said Ferrell breathed her last at the hospital.
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Condolences
"I'm crying for the woman I'll miss"
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Ferrell's co-star Jon Cryer, who played Alan Harper on the CBS sitcom, paid condolences on Twitter.
"She was a beautiful human. Berta's gruff exterior was an invention of the writers. Chatty's warmth and vulnerability were her real strengths. I'm crying for the woman I'll miss...I'm glad that I absolutely knew how fortunate I was to share a stage with her," Cryer wrote.
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Remembering Berta
Ferrell's death a "painful loss," says Charlie Sheen
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Charlie Sheen, who was Alan's elder brother Charlie Harper on the show, was one among several celebrities, followers and loved ones who expressed how they'd miss Ferrell.
Calling Ferrell's death a "painful loss," Sheen called the late actor "an absolute sweetheart, a consummate pro, a genuine friend."
Sheen left the show following his spat with producer Chuck Lorre, while Ferrell completed her run.
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Twitter Post
"Berta, your housekeeping was a tad suspect, your "people"keeping perfect"
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an absolute sweetheart
â Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) October 13, 2020
a consummate pro
a genuine friend
a shocking and painful loss.
Berta,
your housekeeping
was a tad suspect,
your "people"keeping was perfect.
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Recognition
She won Drama Desk Award, Obie for 'The Sea Horse'
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Ferrell acted in over a 100 films and TV shows such as F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mystic Pizza and Edward Scissorhands.
She also had a lead role in the 1979 film Heartland.
Ferrell had also been a teaching faculty of UCLA.
She had won several awards including a Drama Desk Award and an Obie for The Sea Horse, an off-Broadway play.
