Catherine Anne O'Hara was born on March 4,1954 and is a Canadian-American actress.
27 Facts About Catherine O'Hara
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Catherine O'Hara is known for her comedy work on Second City Television and Schitt's Creek and in films such as After Hours, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas and the first two installments of the Home Alone franchise.
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Catherine O'Hara was born in 1954 and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, the sixth of seven children.
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Catherine O'Hara is of Irish descent, and was raised Catholic.
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Catherine O'Hara started her comedy career in 1974 as a cast member of The Second City in her hometown, Toronto.
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Catherine O'Hara was an understudy for Gilda Radner until Radner left for Saturday Night Live.
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Two years later, this theatre troupe created the sketch comedy show SCTV, for which Catherine O'Hara became a regular performer.
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Catherine O'Hara began her career on television, apart from SCTV, in the mid-1970s.
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Catherine O'Hara first appeared on television in a small sketch role as a maid in a 1975 Wayne and Shuster special on CBC.
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Catherine O'Hara left SCTV again prior to its fifth season in 1982, but did return for occasional guest appearances though the show's end in 1984.
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Catherine O'Hara has appeared in a number of television series and television films and continues to work in television.
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Catherine O'Hara served as actress and director on Dream On and The Outer Limits, the revival of the '60s series of the same name.
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Catherine O'Hara has guest-starred on top-rated television series including Six Feet Under and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Catherine O'Hara made her feature debut in the 1980 film Double Negative, which starred her SCTV co-stars John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Joe Flaherty.
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Catherine O'Hara appeared in movies like Beetlejuice and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as the blockbuster Home Alone and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
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Also in 1992, Catherine O'Hara worked alongside Jeff Daniels in the comedy There Goes the Neighborhood.
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Catherine O'Hara has appeared in many films during the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st century.
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Catherine O'Hara received roles in four of Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, three of which earned her awards and nominations: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.
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Catherine O'Hara has served as a voice artist in a number of animated movies, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Bartok the Magnificent, Chicken Little, Over the Hedge, Monster House, Brother Bear 2, Frankenweenie, and The Addams Family.
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From 2015 to 2020, Catherine O'Hara starred alongside Eugene Levy, whom she met on the set of Second City Television, as Moira Rose in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek.
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Catherine O'Hara's performance earned her six Canadian Screen Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Catherine O'Hara appeared as Dr Georgina Orwell in the first season of the Netflix black comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.
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Catherine O'Hara was the only cast member from the 2004 film adaptation to be re-cast in the TV series as well.
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Catherine O'Hara appears on the revival of another Canadian sketch comedy staple The Kids in the Hall, in its second episode as Charlene, a Friend of the Kids in the Hall.
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Catherine O'Hara's sister is singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O'Hara; Catherine is a singer-songwriter in her own right, having written and performed songs in Christopher Guest's film A Mighty Wind.
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Catherine O'Hara was selected for the inaugural 2021 Forbes 50 Over 50; made up of entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists and creators who are over the age of 50.
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Catherine O'Hara is referenced in the Bran Van 3000 song "Supermodel" from their 1996 album Glee.