Catherine O'Hara

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Acting

Catherine Anne O'Hara (March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026) was a Canadian-American actress and comedienne, who began her career at Second City Theatre in Toronto. She gained fame on SCTV alongside comedy icons like Rick Moranis and John Candy. Known for roles in films like "After Hours," "Beetlejuice," "Home Alone," and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," she was also renowned for her work in Christopher Guest's mockumentaries. Her versatility extends to voicing Grandma Frump in "The Addams Family." O'Hara received a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award at the Governor General's Performance Arts Awards in 2020 and a Golden Globe in 2021 for her role in "Schitt's Creek," and two career Emmy Awards (one for Outstanding Writing "SCTV Network" in 1982 and one for Outstanding Lead Actress for "Schitt's Creek" in 2020). Her final roles were in the television series "The Last of Us" and "The Studio," both of which earned her Emmy nominations.

Filmography

• SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of (2026)
• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (2026)
• Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
• John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
• The Wild Robot (2024)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
• Argylle (2024)
• Pain Hustlers (2023)
• Elemental (2023)
• Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine (2021)
• An Audience with Adele (2021)
• Back Home Again (2021)
• The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You (2021)
• Extinct (2021)
• Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble (2020)
• Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020)
• Canada Far and Wide (2020)
• The Addams Family (2019)
• Being Canadian (2015)
• The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)
• A.C.O.D. (2013)
• Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
• Frankenweenie (2012)
• Killers (2010)
• Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony (2010)
• Temple Grandin (2010)
• Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
• Away We Go (2009)
• Good Behavior (2008)
• For Your Consideration (2006)
• Penelope (2006)
• Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)
• Brother Bear 2 (2006)
• Monster House (2006)
• Over the Hedge (2006)
• Game 6 (2006)
• Christmas with SCTV (2006)
• Chicken Little (2005)
• John Candy: Comic Spirit (2005)
• Wild About Books (2005)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• The Wool Cap (2004)
• Surviving Christmas (2004)
• Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles (2003)
• A Mighty Wind (2003)
• Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
• Orange County (2002)
• Speaking of Sex (2001)
• Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000)
• Best in Show (2000)
• Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes (1999)
• The Life Before This (1999)
• Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
• Late Last Night (1999)
• Home Fries (1998)
• Hope (1997)
• Pippi Longstocking (1997)
• Waiting for Guffman (1997)
• The Last of the High Kings (1996)
• Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
• A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• The Paper (1994)
• Friends of Gilda (1993)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
• There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
• Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul (1991)
• Home Alone (1990)
• Little Vegas (1990)
• Betsy's Wedding (1990)
• Dick Tracy (1990)
• Andrea Martin... Together Again (1989)
• I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989)
• The Best of SCTV (1988)
• Beetlejuice (1988)
• Really Weird Tales (1986)
• Heartburn (1986)
• The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood (1986)
• PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome (1985)
• Tears Are Not Enough (1985)
• After Hours (1985)
• The Last Polka (1985)
• Rock & Rule (1983)
• Rome, Italian Style (1982)
• From Cleveland (1980)
• Double Negative (1980)
• Easter Fever (1980)
• Nothing Personal (1980)
• Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet (1979)
• Witch's Night Out (1978)
• Twilight Park