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
2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
Elemental
2023
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
The Right Kind of Wrong
2013
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Argylle
2024
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Beetlejuice
1988
Tears Are Not Enough
1985
Over the Hedge
2006
Frankenweenie
2012
Monster House
2006
The Paper
1994
The Addams Family
2019
Chicken Little
2005
Game 6
2006
Killers
2010
Pain Hustlers
2023
Brother Bear 2
2006
After Hours
1985
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
Easter Fever
1980
A Mighty Wind
2003
Bartok the Magnificent
1999
The Life Before This
1999
Best in Show
2000
Wyatt Earp
1994
Really Weird Tales
1986
Dick Tracy
1990
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Penelope
2007
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Surviving Christmas
2004
Extinct
2021