
Cast
Catherine O'Hara
Acting
Cast
Catherine O'Hara
Known for
Acting
Born
1954-03-04
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
2026-01-30
Also known as Catherine Anne O'Hara
Biography
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.

The Wild Robot
as Pinktail (voice)

Elemental
as Brook (voice)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Kate

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Delia

Beetlejuice
as Delia

Over the Hedge
as Penny (voice)

Chicken Little
as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)

The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Sally / Shock (voice)

Monster House
as Mom (voice)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Justice Strauss

Marty, Life Is Short
as Self

Argylle
as Ruth

Wyatt Earp
as Allie Earp

The Addams Family
as Grandma Frump (voice)

Frankenweenie
as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)

Killers
as Mrs. Kornfeldt

Extinct
as Alma (voice)

Brother Bear 2
as Kata (voice)

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
as Duchess Rowena (voice)

Dick Tracy
as Texie Garcia

After Hours
as Gail

Surviving Christmas
as Christine Valco

Where the Wild Things Are
as Judith (voice)

Penelope
as Jessica Wilhern

Temple Grandin
as Aunt Ann

For Your Consideration
as Marilyn Hack

Pain Hustlers
as Jackie

Best in Show
as Cookie Fleck

John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, SCTV

The Paper
as Susan

Orange County
as Cindy Beugler

Bartok the Magnificent
as Ludmilla (voice)

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
as Self

Heartburn
as Betty

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Calamity Jane

Away We Go
as Gloria Farlander

A Simple Twist of Fate
as April Simon

The Right Kind of Wrong
as Tess

Being Canadian
as Self

A.C.O.D.
as Melissa

Waiting for Guffman
as Sheila Albertson

Betsy's Wedding
as Gloria Henner

A Mighty Wind
as Mickey Crabbe

Searching for Debra Winger
as Self

Speaking of Sex
as Connie Barker

Little Vegas
as Lexie

Home Alone
as Kate

Rock & Rule
as Aunt Edith (voice)

An Audience with Adele
as Self

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
as Self

Game 6
as Lillian Rogan

Nothing Personal
as Audrey

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
as Nancy Mae

There Goes the Neighborhood
as Jessie Lodge

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Astro Glide

The Last of the High Kings
as Cathleen

Home Fries
as Beatrice Lever

The Life Before This
as Sheena

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as Marie Antoinette

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)

Late Last Night
as Dr. Fontes

Double Negative
as Judith

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
as Ma Spademinder (voice)

The Wool Cap
as Gloria

From Cleveland
as Various

Twilight Park
as Queen Henrietta

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self

Witch's Night Out
as Malicious (voice)

Andrea Martin... Together Again

Easter Fever
as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)

Really Weird Tales
as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Herself

The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You

Back Home Again
as Mayor Owl (voice)

The Best of SCTV

John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self

Hope
as Muriel Macswain

Tears Are Not Enough
as Self

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)

Good Behavior
as Jackie West

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
as Mary Marcus

Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
as Kate

Friends of Gilda
as Self

The Last Polka
as Lemon Twin

Rome, Italian Style
as Ursula Schneider

Christmas with SCTV

Canada Far and Wide
as Self

Wild About Books

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
as Narrator (voice)