Catherine O'Hara
Acting
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...
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, SCTV
The Wild Robot
Pinktail (voice)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Delia
Argylle
Ruth
Pain Hustlers
Jackie
Elemental
Brook (voice)
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self
An Audience with Adele
Self
Back Home Again
Mayor Owl (voice)
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
Extinct
Alma (voice)
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Self
Canada Far and Wide
Self
The Addams Family
Grandma Frump (voice)
Being Canadian
Self
The Right Kind of Wrong
Tess
A.C.O.D.
Melissa
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Frankenweenie
Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
Killers
Mrs. Kornfeldt
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Herself
Temple Grandin
Aunt Ann
Where the Wild Things Are
Judith (voice)
Away We Go
Gloria Farlander
Penelope
Jessica Wilhern
For Your Consideration
Marilyn Hack
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Duchess Rowena (voice)
Brother Bear 2
Kata (voice)
Monster House
Mom (voice)
Over the Hedge
Penny (voice)
Game 6
Lillian Rogan
Christmas with SCTV
Chicken Little
Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self
Wild About Books
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Justice Strauss
The Wool Cap
Gloria
Surviving Christmas
Christine Valco
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Astro Glide
A Mighty Wind
Mickey Crabbe
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
Orange County
Cindy Beugler
Speaking of Sex
Connie Barker
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
Best in Show
Cookie Fleck
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Kate
The Life Before This
Sheena
Bartok the Magnificent
Ludmilla (voice)
Late Last Night
Dr. Fontes
Home Fries
Beatrice Lever
Hope
Muriel Macswain
Waiting for Guffman
Sheila Albertson
The Last of the High Kings
Cathleen
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Calamity Jane
A Simple Twist of Fate
April Simon
Wyatt Earp
Allie Earp
The Paper
Susan
Friends of Gilda
Self
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sally / Shock (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Kate
There Goes the Neighborhood
Jessie Lodge
Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
Narrator (voice)
Little Vegas
Lexie
Home Alone
Kate
Betsy's Wedding
Gloria Henner
Dick Tracy
Texie Garcia
Andrea Martin... Together Again
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Nancy Mae
The Best of SCTV
Beetlejuice
Delia
Really Weird Tales
Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
Heartburn
Betty
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Marie Antoinette
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
Mary Marcus
After Hours
Gail
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
The Last Polka
Lemon Twin
Rock & Rule
Aunt Edith (voice)
Rome, Italian Style
Ursula Schneider
From Cleveland
Various
Double Negative
Judith
Easter Fever
Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
Nothing Personal
Audrey
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
Ma Spademinder (voice)
Witch's Night Out
Malicious (voice)