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)