Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026)
The actress Catherine O'Hara has died. She was 71. The Emmy Award-winning Canadian-born actress was notable for her roles as Kevin's mother in the first two "Home Alone" movies and Moira Rose in the TV series "Schitt's Creek."
O'Hara began her comedic career in The Second City in Toronto in the 1970s, where she helped create the Canadian sketch show "SCTV" with John Candy, Dave Thomas, and Rick Moranis. After NBC picked up the show for broadcast in the United States, it was renamed "SCTV Network '90." In 1982, O'Hara won her first Emmy for Outstanding Writing on the episode "Moral Majority Show."
She first appeared on the big screen in the 1980s romantic comedy "Nothing Personal," starring alongside Donald Sutherland. In 1985, she appeared in Martin Scorsese's black comedy "After Hours." In 1988, O'Hara played Delia Deetz in Tim Burton's horror-comedy film "Beetlejuice," reprising the role in the 2024 sequel. It was on the set of the original that she met her first husband, production designer Bo Welch. The pair tied the knot in 1992. O'Hara famously played the careless mother of Macaulay Culkin's character in the hugely successful 1990 comedy "Home Alone," before reprising her role in the sequel in 1992.
In 1996, she appeared in Christopher Guest's improvised mockumentary "Waiting for Guffman" alongside the rest of the cast. Among her co-stars in the film were Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey. The film received critical acclaim and gained a cult following. Later, she teamed up with Guest and the rest of the cast for several follow-up movies, including "Best in Show," "A Mighty Wind," and "For Your Consideration."
O'Hara has also lent her voice to numerous animated films, including "The Nightmare Before Christmas," Chicken Little," "Over the Hedge," "Monster House," "Frankenweenie," and most recently, "The Wild Robot." She had roles in several TV shows, including "The Larry Sanders Show," "Committed," "Six Feet Under," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Glenn Martin, DDS," "30 Rock," and "Modern Family," on the small screen. O'Hara even starred as the eccentric former TV star Moira Rosa in the sitcom "Schitt's Creek," which premiered in 2015. It lasted for six seasons and secured her a second Emmy in 2020.
She earned an Emmy nomination for her role in "The Last of Us," which was one of her recent television appearances. She also appeared in "A Series of Unfortunate Events." O'Hara had recently starred in the critically acclaimed comedy series "The Studio," alongside Seth Rogen. Her performance earned her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
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