
Acting
Born March 4, 1954 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025

John Candy: I Like Me
2025

The Wild Robot
2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024

Argylle
2024

Pain Hustlers
2023

Elemental
2023

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021

An Audience with Adele
2021

Back Home Again
2021

The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021

Extinct
2021

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020

Canada Far and Wide
2020

The Addams Family
2019

Being Canadian
2015

The Right Kind of Wrong
2013

A.C.O.D.
2013

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013

Frankenweenie
2012

Killers
2010

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010

Temple Grandin
2010

Where the Wild Things Are
2009

Away We Go
2009

Penelope
2007

For Your Consideration
2006

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006

Brother Bear 2
2006

Monster House
2006

Over the Hedge
2006

Game 6
2006

Christmas with SCTV
2006

Chicken Little
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
Wild About Books
2005

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004

The Wool Cap
2004

Surviving Christmas
2004

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003

A Mighty Wind
2003

Searching for Debra Winger
2002

Orange County
2002

Speaking of Sex
2001

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000

Best in Show
2000

Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999

The Life Before This
1999

Bartok the Magnificent
1999

Late Last Night
1999

Home Fries
1998

Hope
1997

Waiting for Guffman
1997

The Last of the High Kings
1996

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995

A Simple Twist of Fate
1994

Wyatt Earp
1994

The Paper
1994
Friends of Gilda
1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992

There Goes the Neighborhood
1992

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
1991

Home Alone
1990

Little Vegas
1990

Betsy's Wedding
1990

Dick Tracy
1990

Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989

The Best of SCTV
1988

Beetlejuice
1988

Really Weird Tales
1986

Heartburn
1986

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
1985

After Hours
1985

Tears Are Not Enough
1985

The Last Polka
1985

Rock & Rule
1983

Rome, Italian Style
1982

From Cleveland
1980

Double Negative
1980

Easter Fever
1980

Nothing Personal
1980

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979

Witch's Night Out
1978