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Catherine O'Hara
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…
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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.
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2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Movie Self
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2025
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
TV show Self (footage)
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2025
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards
Movie Self
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2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie Self - Actor, SCTV
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2025
The Studio
TV show Patty Leigh
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2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie Self
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2024
The Wild Robot
Movie Pinktail (voice)
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2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Movie Delia
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2024
Argylle
Movie Ruth
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2023
Pain Hustlers
Movie Jackie
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2023
Elemental
Movie Brook (voice)
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2023
The Last of Us
TV show Gail
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2021
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Movie Self
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2021
An Audience with Adele
Movie Self
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2021
Back Home Again
Movie Mayor Owl (voice)
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- 2021
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2021
Extinct
Movie Alma (voice)
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2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Movie Self
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2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV show Self - Contestant
- 2020
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2020
Canada Far and Wide
Movie Self
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2019
The Addams Family
Movie Grandma Frump (voice)
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2019
The Last Kids on Earth
TV show Skaelka (voice)
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TV show Dr. Orwell
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2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TV show Self
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2015
Being Canadian
Movie Self
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2015
Moonbeam City
TV show Glam (voice)
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
What Lives Inside
TV show Sarah Delaney
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2015
Schitt's Creek
TV show Moira Rose
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2014
PaparaGilles
TV show Self
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2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Guest
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2013
The Right Kind of Wrong
Movie Tess
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2013
A.C.O.D.
Movie Melissa
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2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Movie Self
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2012
The Greatest Event in Television History
TV show Muriel Rush
