Conchata Ferrell death: Two and a Half Men star dies, aged 77

Conchata Ferrell, the actor celebrated for her role as Berta in Two and a Half Men, has died at the age of 77.

According to Deadline, Ferrell died on Tuesday in Sherman Oaks, California, of complications following a cardiac arrest.

Warner Bros TV, the distributor of the iconic sitcom, tweeted on Tuesday: “We are saddened by the loss of Conchata Ferrell and are grateful for the years she brought us laughs as Berta which will live on forever.”

Her Two and a Half Men co-star Jon Cryer wrote in a tribute of his own: “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, and the joy she brought so many.”

Back in July this year, Ferrell’s husband told TMZ she had been taken to a care facility after spending more than four weeks in an intensive care unit. The actor had reportedly been hospitalised in May after feeling ill, and went into cardiac arrest while being treated in the ICU.

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