Canadian and American actress (1954–2026)
Catherine O'Hara
O'Hara in 2024
Born Catherine Anne O'Hara
(1954-03-04 ) March 4, 1954Died January 30, 2026(2026-01-30) (aged 71) Citizenship Occupations Actress comedian screenwriter Years active 1974–2025 Spouse Children 2 Relatives Mary Margaret O'Hara (sister)Awards Full list Signature
Catherine Anne O'Hara (March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026) was a Canadian and American actress, comedian, and screenwriter, whose career spanned over 50 years. O'Hara started insketch andimprovisational comedy in film and television before taking dramatic roles to expand her career. She receivedvarious accolades including twoPrimetime Emmy Awards , aGolden Globe Award , and twoScreen Actors Guild Awards . Her films have grossed more thanUS$4.3 billion worldwide. She was appointed anOfficer of the Order of Canada in 2017.
O'Hara started her career in the sketch comedy seriesSecond City Television SCTV ; 1976–1984), for which she won aPrimetime Emmy Award . She gained acclaim acting in films such asAfter Hours Heartburn Beetlejuice Home Alone Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Christopher Guest , acting in hismockumentary filmsWaiting for Guffman Best in Show A Mighty Wind For Your Consideration The Nightmare Before Christmas Chicken Little Over the Hedge Monster House Where the Wild Things Are Frankenweenie Elemental The Wild Robot
Appearing oppositeEugene Levy , a frequent castmate inSCTV and Guest's films, O'Hara gained a career resurgence for her role asMoira Rose in theCBC sitcomSchitt's Creek Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and aGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy . Her portrayal ofTemple Grandin 's aunt in theHBO filmTemple Grandin Six Feet Under Netflix seriesA Series of Unfortunate Events Apple TV+ comedy seriesThe Studio The Last of Us
Early life Catherine Anne O'Hara was born on March 4, 1954, inToronto ,[ 1] Catholic and of Irish descent.[ 2] [ 3] Mary Margaret O'Hara .[ 4] Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in 1974, where she was taught by futureMississauga mayorCarolyn Parrish .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Career
SCTV O'Hara started her comedy career in 1974 as a cast member ofThe Second City (SC) in her hometown, Toronto.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Gilda Radner until Radner left forSaturday Night Live [ 11] [ 12] Rosemary Radcliffe in the lead female part when this touring group was in Chicago.[ 10] [ 13]
O'Hara in a promotional image forSCTV Network 90 in 1981 In 1976 SC created the sketch comedy showSecond City Television [ 11] cartoons , work which would continue throughout her career. During a short period in the early 1980s when SCTV was in between network deals, she was hired to replaceAnn Risley asSaturday Night Live was being retooled in 1981. However, she quit the show without appearing on air, choosing to go back to SCTV when the show signed on withNBC .[ 14] [ 15] SNL due to conflicts with volatile writerMichael O'Donoghue , but O'Hara denied these claims and said she had left the show due to her dislike for living inNew York City .[ 16]
O'Hara expanded her career on television in the mid-1970s. She appeared in a small sketch role as a maid in a 1975Wayne and Shuster special on CBC. She appeared in the 1976 television filmThe Rimshots , the children's television seriesComing Up Rosie Witch's Night Out Intergalactic Thanksgiving SCTV Network 90 Emmy Award for outstanding writing and three Emmy Award nominations.[ 17]
During the 1990s, she made guest appearances onTales from the Crypt Oh Baby Morton & Hayes The Larry Sanders Show Dream On The Outer Limits the same name .[ 18] Six Feet Under Curb Your Enthusiasm ABC dramedy Good Behavior .[ 19] Temple Grandin Primetime Emmy Award , aSatellite Award , and aScreen Actors Guild Award .[ 20]
O'Hara had a successful career in film. She made her feature debut in the 1980 filmDouble Negative John Candy ,Eugene Levy , andJoe Flaherty .[ 21] Martin Scorsese 'sAfter Hours Heartburn Beetlejuice Dick Tracy Betsy's Wedding Home Alone Home Alone 2: Lost in New York There Goes the Neighborhood [ 22]
O'Hara in May 2005 O'Hara continued to appear in many films during the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st century. In 1994, she appeared in the comedy-drama filmThe Paper Wyatt Earp Christopher Guest 'smockumentary films, three of which earned her awards and nominations:Waiting for Guffman Best in Show A Mighty Wind For Your Consideration [ 23] The Life Before This Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role .[ 24] tenth series of theBritish version ofWhose Line Is It Anyway? Jim Carrey in the black comedy filmLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Christina Ricci in the fantasy filmPenelope The Nightmare Before Christmas Bartok the Magnificent Chicken Little Over the Hedge Monster House Brother Bear 2 Where the Wild Things Are Frankenweenie
Schitt's Creek and other rolesFrom 2015 to 2020, O'Hara co-starred asMoira Rose in theCBC sitcomSchitt's Creek Schitt's Creek earned her sixCanadian Screen Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[ 25] TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy , aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series , aGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy , aCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series , and aScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series .[ 26] The Addams Family Extinct Elemental The Wild Robot [ 27]
She appeared as Dr. Georgina Orwell in the first season of theNetflix black comedy drama seriesA Series of Unfortunate Events [ 28] Bo Welch , who served asproduction designer for the series. She was the only cast member from the2004 film adaptation to be re-cast in the TV series as well. She appeared on the revival of another Canadian sketch comedy staple,The Kids in the Hall [ 29] Beetlejuice sequel,Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [ 30]
In 2025, O'Hara had a main role in theApple TV+ satirical comedy seriesThe Studio Gail Lynden in thesecond season of theHBO post-apocalyptic drama seriesThe Last of Us [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] US$4.3 billion.[ 34]
Honours O'Hara was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada in 2017 and was invested the following year.[ 35] Brentwood, Los Angeles .[ 36]
Personal life O'Hara with Welch at the 2024Venice Film Festival inVenice, Italy O'Hara toldRolling Stone [ 37] Bo Welch on the set ofBeetlejuice in 1988, and the two married in 1992.[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41]
O'Hara held dual Canadian and American citizenship.[ 42] [ 43] dextrocardia withsitus inversus , a condition in which the heart and other major internal organs are reversed from their normal positions.[ 44]
O'Hara contractedCOVID-19 while filmingThe Studio . She admitted to not getting tested so the crew could finish shooting on location, and she did not inform her coworkers of her condition.[ 45] [ 46]
Death On January 30, 2026, a spokesperson for theLos Angeles Fire Department said that the department had received a call from O'Hara's home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles regarding a woman experiencing difficulty breathing.[ 47] [ 48] [ 47] Saint John's Health Center inSanta Monica, California , at the age of 71. The cause of death was later revealed to be from apulmonary embolism , withrectal cancer as the underlying cause.[ 49] memorial service will be held privately by the family.[ 47] [ 50] [ 51]
Filmography O'Hara's star onCanada's Walk of Fame
Film
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1975 Wayne and Shuster Various Episode: "1975 Show #2" [ 86] 1975–1977 Coming Up Rosie Marna Wallbacker Main role [ 87] 1976 The Rimshots Maggie Retooled asCustard Pie [ 88] 1976–1984 SCTV Various Main cast (Seasons 1, 2 & 4), guest (Seasons 5 & 6)The Best of SCTV [ 11] [ 18] 1978 Witch's Night Out Malicious (voice) Television special [ 54] 1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving Ma Spademinder (voice) Television short [ 54] 1980 Easter Fever Scarlett O'Hare (voice) Television special [ 18] 1980 From Cleveland Various Television pilot [ 89] 1980 You've Come a Long Way, Katie Chris Dougherty Miniseries [ 90] 1984 The New Show Various 3 episodes [ 18] 1985 The Last Polka Lemon Twin Television film [ 18] 1985 George Burns Comedy Week Sally Episode: "The Dynamite Girl" [ 18] 1986 Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood Marie Antoinette Television film [ 91] 1986 Really Weird Tales Theresa Sharpe Episode: "I'll Die Loving" [ 18] 1987 Trying Times Rebecca Episode: "Get a Job" [ 18] 1988 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Miss Malone (voice) Main role [ 18] 1988 Saturday Night Live Herself Episode: "Matthew Broderick /The Sugarcubes " [ 18] 1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood Nancy Mae Television special [ 92] 1989 Andrea Martin... Together Again Various Television special [ 93] 1990 The Dave Thomas Comedy Show Various Episode: "#1.5" [ 18] 1990 Dream On Irma Episode: "555-HELL "And Your Little Dog, Too " [ 18] 1991 Morton & Hayes Amelia von Astor Episode: "Daffy Dicks" [ 18] 1991 Married... with Children Female Dog Episode: "Look Who's Barking" [ 94] 1991, 1992 Saturday Night Live Herself / Host Episodes: "Catherine O'Hara /R.E.M. ", "Catherine O'Hara /10,000 Maniacs " [ 95] [ 96] 1992 The Larry Sanders Show Herself Episode: "The Talk Show Episode " [ 52] 1993 The Hidden Room Laurel Brody Episode: "The First Battle" [ 18] 1994 Tales from the Crypt Geraldine Ferrett Episode: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime " [ 18] 1997 The Outer Limits Becka Paulson Episode: "The Revelations of Becka Paulson "Glyphic " [ 18] 1997 Hope Muriel Macswain Television film [ 18] 1998 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Herself 3 episodes [ 18] 1999 Late Last Night Shrink Television film [ 18] 1999 Oh Baby Roberta Hunter Episode: "Discrimination" [ 18] 2000 Mad TV Woman on Blind Date Episode: "24" [ 97] 2001 Committed Liz Larsen (voice) Main role [ 18] 2002 Bram & Alice Ms. O'Connor Episode: "Pilot" [ 18] 2002 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Catherine (voice) Episode: "Bakery Ben" [ 54] 2003 Odd Job Jack Claudia Johnson Episode: "Broke & Broker " [ 98] 2003–2005 Six Feet Under Carol Ward 4 episodes [ 52] 2004 The Wool Cap Gloria Television film [ 18] 2009 Curb Your Enthusiasm Bam Bam Episode: "Funkhouser's Crazy Sister " [ 52] 2009–2011 Glenn Martin, DDS Jackie Martin (voice) Main role [ 99] 2010 Temple Grandin Aunt Ann Television film [ 18] 2012 Leslie Leslie 2 episodes [ 100] 2012 30 Rock Pearline Episode: "Governor Dunston " [ 52] 2013 The Greatest Event in Television History Muriel Rush Episode: "Too Close for Comfort" [ 101] 2015 What Lives Inside Sarah Delaney Miniseries [ 102] 2015–2020 Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Main role [ 52] 2015 Modern Family Dr. Debra Radcliffe Episode: "Clean Out Your Junk Drawer " [ 103] 2016 Sofia the First Morgana (voice) Episode: "Gone with the Wand " [ 104] 2016 Harvey Beaks Miley (voice) Episode: "The New Bugaboo / The Case of the Missing Pancake" [ 18] 2016–2018 Skylanders Academy Kaossandra (voice) Main role [ 105] 2017–2018 A Series of Unfortunate Events Dr. Georgina Orwell 3 episodes [ 52] 2018 The Magic School Bus Rides Again Aunt Tennelli / Teresina Tennelli (voices) 2 episodes [ 54] 2019–2020 The Last Kids on Earth Skaelka (voice) 6 episodes [ 106] [ 54] 2020 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Herself 2 episodes [ 107] 2022 Central Park Gwendolyn Swish (voice) Episode: "The Paige-riarchy!" [ 108] 2022 The Kids in the Hall Charlene Episode 6.2 [ 18] 2025 The Studio Patty Leigh Main role [ 109] 2025 The Last of Us Gail Lynden 3 episodes;season 2 [ 110]
Music videos
Video games
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