Acting
Catherine O'Hara
EN cinema · 95 credits
Born
4 March 1954
Died
30 January 2026 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Catherine Anne 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.
Known for
Filmography
Twilight Park
as Queen Henrietta
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
as Self (Archival Footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, SCTV
The Wild Robot
as Pinktail (voice)
Argylle
as Ruth
Elemental
as Brook (voice)
Pain Hustlers
as Jackie
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Back Home Again
as Mayor Owl (voice)
Extinct
as Alma (voice)
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
as Skaelka (voice)
The Addams Family
as Grandma Frump (voice)
Being Canadian
as Self
A.C.O.D.
as Melissa
Frankenweenie
as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
Temple Grandin
as Aunt Ann
Killers
as Mrs. Kornfeldt
Where the Wild Things Are
as Judith (voice)
Away We Go
as Gloria Farlander
Good Behavior
2008
Good Behavior
as Jackie West
Brother Bear 2
as Kata (voice)
Over the Hedge
as Penny (voice)
Penelope
as Jessica Wilhern
Monster House
as Mom (voice)
For Your Consideration
as Marilyn Hack
Game 6
as Lillian Rogan
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
as Duchess Rowena (voice)
Chicken Little
as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
Surviving Christmas
as Christine Valco
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Justice Strauss
The Wool Cap
as Gloria
A Mighty Wind
as Mickey Crabbe
Orange County
as Cindy Beugler
Speaking of Sex
as Connie Barker
Best in Show
as Cookie Fleck
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
Bartok the Magnificent
as Ludmilla (voice)
Late Last Night
as Dr. Fontes
The Life Before This
as Sheena
Home Fries
as Beatrice Lever
Waiting for Guffman
as Sheila Albertson
Hope
as Muriel Macswain
Pippi Longstocking
as Mrs. Prysselius (voice)
The Last of the High Kings
as Cathleen
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Calamity Jane
Wyatt Earp
as Allie Earp
The Paper
as Susan
A Simple Twist of Fate
as April Simon
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Sally / Shock (voice)
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Jessie Lodge
Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
as Narrator (voice)
Home Alone
as Kate
Little Vegas
as Lexie
Dick Tracy
as Texie Garcia
Betsy's Wedding
as Gloria Henner
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
as Nancy Mae
Andrea Martin... Together Again
Actor, Writer
Beetlejuice
as Delia
The Best of SCTV
Actor, Writer
Heartburn
as Betty
Really Weird Tales
as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving"), Writer
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as Marie Antoinette
After Hours
as Gail
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
as Mary Marcus, Writer
The Last Polka
as Lemon Twin
Rock & Rule
as Aunt Edith (voice)
Rome, Italian Style
as Ursula Schneider
From Cleveland
as Various, Writer
Easter Fever
as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
Double Negative
as Judith
Nothing Personal
as Audrey
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
as Ma Spademinder (voice)
Witch's Night Out
as Malicious (voice)