Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:33 PM
sunonmars (8,583 posts)
Conchata Ferrell has sadly passed away .. Bye bye Berta
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37 replies, 2541 views
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sunonmars | Oct 2020 | OP |
cwydro | Oct 2020 | #1 | |
SoCalNative | Oct 2020 | #15 | |
Jim__ | Oct 2020 | #2 | |
MissMillie | Oct 2020 | #4 | |
mucifer | Oct 2020 | #3 | |
Pacifist Patriot | Oct 2020 | #7 | |
rsdsharp | Oct 2020 | #12 | |
rsdsharp | Oct 2020 | #8 | |
XanaDUer2 | Oct 2020 | #11 | |
Marie Marie | Oct 2020 | #13 | |
Raine | Oct 2020 | #23 | |
Different Drummer | Oct 2020 | #28 | |
rsdsharp | Oct 2020 | #30 | |
Different Drummer | Oct 2020 | #31 | |
NightHawk63 | Oct 2020 | #32 | |
SoCalNative | Oct 2020 | #16 | |
mucifer | Oct 2020 | #25 | |
NorthOf270 | Oct 2020 | #26 | |
mucifer | Oct 2020 | #27 | |
ihas2stinkyfeet | Oct 2020 | #5 | |
In_The_Wind | Oct 2020 | #6 | |
hlthe2b | Oct 2020 | #9 | |
Skittles | Oct 2020 | #10 | |
nuxvomica | Oct 2020 | #14 | |
Lucinda | Oct 2020 | #20 | |
ailsagirl | Oct 2020 | #17 | |
Worried2020 | Oct 2020 | #18 | |
Lucinda | Oct 2020 | #19 | |
blogslut | Oct 2020 | #21 | |
trof | Oct 2020 | #22 | |
SMC22307 | Oct 2020 | #24 | |
shrike3 | Oct 2020 | #29 | |
TexasBushwhacker | Oct 2020 | #34 | |
chriscan64 | Oct 2020 | #33 | |
Gidney N Cloyd | Oct 2020 | #35 | |
kacekwl | Oct 2020 | #36 | |
Totally Tunsie | Oct 2020 | #37 |
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:36 PM
cwydro (48,527 posts)
1. Damn. Was this Covid?
Hard to tell, but reading between the lines, it seems likely.
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Response to cwydro (Reply #1)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:39 PM
SoCalNative (4,613 posts)
15. I read
that it was complications from cardiac arrest.
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:36 PM
Jim__ (13,652 posts)
2. RIP Berta - I still laugh at reruns of that show. - n/t
Response to Jim__ (Reply #2)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:41 PM
MissMillie (36,897 posts)
4. I'm watching one right now.
She was a treasure
RIP |
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:37 PM
mucifer (22,088 posts)
3. I loved her portrayal of an ER nurse in a sitcom no one remembers
but me. I'm an RN
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Response to mucifer (Reply #3)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:54 PM
Pacifist Patriot (24,301 posts)
7. "Back of the white line!"
I remember the show, and it was the first thing I thought of when I saw this announcement.
I don't remember the name of the actress in the role that said this line, but damn, I can hear her belting it right now. |
Response to Pacifist Patriot (Reply #7)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:20 PM
rsdsharp (6,794 posts)
12. I looked it up.
She was played by Shuko Akune. I had forgotten E/R starred Eliot Gould.
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Response to mucifer (Reply #3)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:55 PM
rsdsharp (6,794 posts)
8. I first saw her in a very short lived sitcom called
Hot L Baltimore where she played a prostitute — hysterically. It only lasted three months in early 1975 even though the cast also included James Cromwell, Richard Masur, and Charlotte Rae, and being produced by Norman Lear.
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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #8)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:12 PM
XanaDUer2 (7,050 posts)
11. I remember that show
Very ahead of its time
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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #8)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:23 PM
Marie Marie (9,999 posts)
13. Loved that show and that is how I remember her.
Response to rsdsharp (Reply #8)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:53 PM
Raine (29,242 posts)
23. That's where I first saw her and
what I remember her from ... R-I-P Conchata.
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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #8)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:21 PM
Different Drummer (6,131 posts)
28. I remember Hot L Baltimore. I think I watched every episode of it.
Rather racy for the era in which it aired, as I recall.
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Response to Different Drummer (Reply #28)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:29 PM
rsdsharp (6,794 posts)
30. Yeah, it featured two prostitutes and a gay couple.
Pretty out there for 1975. It aired with a warning against potentially offensive subject matter at the beginning of the show.
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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #30)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:37 PM
Different Drummer (6,131 posts)
31. Good to know that the subject matter disclaimer wasn't a false memory on my part. N/T
Response to Different Drummer (Reply #28)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:59 PM
NightHawk63 (471 posts)
32. Loved Hot L
I remember feeling so grown up sneaking upstairs to watch Hot L Baltimore and Bosom Buddies.
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Response to mucifer (Reply #3)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:41 PM
SoCalNative (4,613 posts)
16. You mean the ORIGINAL ER
with Mary McDonnell, Elliot Gould and George Clooney playing an orderly? That ER? I loved that show.
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Response to SoCalNative (Reply #16)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:02 PM
mucifer (22,088 posts)
25. yeah you must be on the other person who watched that Conchata was
my favorite on the show. I had a little crush on her.
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Response to mucifer (Reply #3)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:15 PM
NorthOf270 (290 posts)
26. You mean E.R.?
With Elliot Gould, Jason Alexander, Mary McDonnell and weirdly George Clooney?
One year on CBS. Loved it. "Stay back of the white line!!" I think Lou Rawls did the theme song. |
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:48 PM
ihas2stinkyfeet (1,400 posts)
5. damn. she was my kind of woman.
i remember her from 'hotel'.
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 05:52 PM
In_The_Wind (72,300 posts)
6. Rest in peace, Conchata Ferrell. I'll never forget the smiles you gave to us.
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:00 PM
hlthe2b (95,522 posts)
9. She was absolutely irreplaceable... Not only on Two and a half Men...
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:04 PM
Skittles (147,771 posts)
10. very unique
always a scene stealer
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:38 PM
nuxvomica (11,306 posts)
14. She guest starred in a St. Elsewhere called "Hearts"
She played a lonely, overweight, donut-shop employee who was surprised she was pregnant and had to give up the baby because she couldn't possibly afford to care for it. The last scene where she's leaving the hospital is one of the most moving performances I've ever seen. I only saw the episode once, when it first aired in the '80s, yet still it haunts me, and inspires my politics.
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:41 PM
ailsagirl (21,869 posts)
17. I'm sorry to hear that
2020 is the worst year I can remember...
Let us hope that we will be happy by year's end. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:44 PM
Worried2020 (444 posts)
18. She never disappointed
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. I watched the whole series of 2-1/2 Men 2 times or more Gone but not forgotten . . . Here's to ya ![]() ![]() W |
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:46 PM
Lucinda (30,749 posts)
19. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:51 PM
blogslut (37,011 posts)
21. I've loved her since Hot L Baltimore
She was great.
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:52 PM
trof (54,012 posts)
22. Aw shit
I liked her.
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 06:55 PM
SMC22307 (8,037 posts)
24. Damn, she was hilarious in Two and a Half Men.
77 is too young!
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 07:22 PM
shrike3 (1,980 posts)
29. She was in an underrated movie called Heartland. With Rip Torn
Wonderful dramatic performance. |
Response to shrike3 (Reply #29)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 09:29 PM
TexasBushwhacker (18,640 posts)
34. That movie was amazing n/t
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 08:18 PM
chriscan64 (1,787 posts)
33. The last episode of Two and A Half Men I saw her on
was last week the day before Eddie Van Halen died. Freaky thing was that Eddie was a guest star on that episode. Maybe they knew he was sick and aired it, but he was still alive.
She was awesome on that show and many others. We watch a lot of old sitcoms on over the air digital networks, and I caught her on an episode of Barney Miller. She was very slender, but the voice was instantly recognizable. |
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 09:40 PM
Gidney N Cloyd (18,832 posts)
35. "Lifelong Democrat" according to IMDB.
Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 10:18 PM
kacekwl (6,617 posts)
36. To the elders. You may remember Mystic Pizza 🍕
with Ms Ferrell.
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Response to sunonmars (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 11:23 PM
Totally Tunsie (10,885 posts)
37. This made me really sad.
With all her great roles, most of all I loved her as Berta.
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