Joan Thor, R. N. was a fictional character in the short lived television comedy, E/R. E/R (referring to the Emergency Room of a hospital is an American television Sitcom that aired in 1984 and 1985. She was played by actress Conchata Ferrell. Conchata Galen Ferrell (born March 28, 1943) is an American actress most recently known for her role as Berta the housekeeper in the CBS
Joan was the head nurse in the emergency room at Clark Street Hospital, a fictional Chicago hospital. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. She oversaw the preliminary treatment, like taking temperatures, pulses, etc. Her assistant, and an efficient one at that, was Julie Williams.
Thor, as she was sometimes called, was married and had a family, mostly, she was on the phone talking to her couch potato husband, Bud. Yet, she was a firm and fair leader in her own right.
She was often concerned about Howard Sheinfeld who she felt wasn't eating properly, because most of the money he made working at the Emergency room went to pay alimony to two ex-wives. Howard Sheinfeld MD was a Fictional character in the 1984 television sitcom E/R.
She had Howard come over to eat with her and her family on occasion and this, along with working together for some time, allows them to be close friends.
She also has a nephew, Mark, nicknamed "Ace" (played by George Clooney) who also worked at the ER. George Timothy Clooney (born May 6 1961 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe award-winning American actor director, producer, (Mark, in fact, was the target of a crush by Howard's daughter, Jennifer) She found out, during one episode, that she had Hodgkins Disease, but before the show ended, it went into remission. Her rock of support at this time, besides her family, was Howard.
She worked well with Eve Sheridan, but chafed at some of her more strict outbursts, mainly with doing things that Eve felt she should have had to tell either her or Howard. Eve Sheridan MD was a fictional character in the short-lived television sitcom E/R. Howard, however, knew Joan was doing her job, as he did his, and kept quiet, eventually Eve realized this too, and unbent a little.