Catherine O'Hara
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.
144 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 144
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Modern Family
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Golden Globe Awards
1944
30 Rock
2006
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
The Last of Us
2023
Six Feet Under
2001
Schitt's Creek
2015
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Outer Limits
1995
The Wild Robot
2024
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Stars in the House
2020
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
The Oscars
1953
Elemental
2023
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
The Studio
2025
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
Second City Television
1976
Dream On
1990
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
Over the Hedge
2006
Beetlejuice
1988
Monster House
2006
Inside Comedy
2012
Chicken Little
2005
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
The Hidden Room
1991
Oh Baby
1998
Argylle
2024
The Last Kids on Earth
2019
The Emmy Awards
1949
Brother Bear 2
2006
The Addams Family
2019
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
Wyatt Earp
1994
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006
Killers
2010
Frankenweenie
2012
Pippi Longstocking
1997
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
After Hours
1985
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
1988
Moonbeam City
2015
Extinct
2021
SCTV Channel
1983
PaparaGilles
2014
Dick Tracy
1990
Bram & Alice
2002
Best in Show
2000
Penelope
2007
Heartburn
1986
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
SCTV Network 90
1981
Pain Hustlers
2023
MADtv
1995
The Paper
1994
Surviving Christmas
2004
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
What Lives Inside
2015
Temple Grandin
2010
Waiting for Guffman
1997
Committed
2001
For Your Consideration
2006
Morton & Hayes
1991
Orange County
2002
The New Show
1984
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
Bartok the Magnificent
1999
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
A.C.O.D.
2013
A Mighty Wind
2003
Away We Go
2009
Betsy's Wedding
1990
Being Canadian
2015
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
Speaking of Sex
2001
Home Fries
1998
Game 6
2006
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020
The Right Kind of Wrong
2013
Rock & Rule
1983
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989
An Audience with Adele
2021
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1990
The Life Before This
1999
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
Really Weird Tales
1986
Home Alone
1990
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
The Last of the High Kings
1996
The Wool Cap
2004
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979
Hope
1997
Late Last Night
1999
Back Home Again
2021
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989
Double Negative
1980
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
1985
Witch's Night Out
1978
Little Vegas
1990
Friends of Gilda
1993
Nothing Personal
1980
Good Behavior
2008
Easter Fever
1980
Twilight Park
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Rome, Italian Style
1982
Tears Are Not Enough
1985
The Last Polka
1985
Canada Far and Wide
2020
Christmas with SCTV
2006
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021
From Cleveland
1980
The Best of SCTV
1988
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
Wild About Books
2005
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010
Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
1991