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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-03-04 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Кетрінн О’Гара
凱薩琳·奧哈拉
Catherine Anne O'Hara
کاترین اوهارا
کاترین او هارا

Catherine O'Hara

Biography

Catherine Anne O'Hara, a Canadian-American actress and comedienne, 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's 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 won a Golden Globe in 2021 for her role in "Schitt's Creek."

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Acting

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2025		Twilight Park as Queen Henrietta
2025		The Studio: The War as Patty Leigh
2025		The Studio: The Missing Reel as Patty Leigh
2025		The Studio: The Note as Patty Leigh
2025		The Studio: The Promotion as Patty Leigh
2025		The Studio: The Oner as Patty Leigh
2025		The Studio as Patty Leigh

2024		The Wild Robot as Pinktail (voice)
2024		Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Delia
2024		Argylle as Ruth

2023		Pain Hustlers as Jackie
2023		Elemental as Brook (voice)
2023		Lynch/Oz as Judith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023		The Last of Us as Gail

2021		Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self
2021		An Audience with Adele as Self
2021		Back Home Again as Mayor Owl (voice)
2021		The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021		Extinct as Alma (voice)

2020		Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
2020		Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
2020		Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
2020		Stars in the House as Self
2020		Canada Far and Wide as Herself

2019		The Addams Family as Grandma Frump (voice)
2019		The Last Kids on Earth as Skaelka (voice)
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self

2017

A Series of Unfortunate Events as Dr. Orwell

2016

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self

2015		Being Canadian as Self
2015		Moonbeam City as Glam (voice)
2015		What Lives Inside as Sarah Delaney
2015		Schitt's Creek as Moira Rose

2014		PaparaGilles as Self
2014		Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self

2013		The Right Kind of Wrong as Tess
2013		A.C.O.D. as Melissa
2013		Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self

2012		The Greatest Event in Television History as Muriel Rush
2012		Frankenweenie as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
2012		Inside Comedy as Self

2010		Killers as Mrs. Kornfeldt
2010		Temple Grandin as Aunt Ann

2009		Where the Wild Things Are as Judith (voice)
2009		Modern Family as Dr. Debra Radcliffe
2009		Glenn Martin, DDS as Jackie Martin
2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009		Away We Go as Gloria Farlander

2006		For Your Consideration as Marilyn Hack
2006		30 Rock as Pearline
2006		Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses as Duchess Rowena (voice)
2006		Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self (Archival Footage)
2006		Brother Bear 2 as Kata (voice)
2006		Monster House as Mom (voice)
2006		Over the Hedge as Penny (voice)
2006		Game 6 as Lillian Rogan
2006		Penelope as Jessica Wilhern
2006		Christmas with SCTV

2005		Chicken Little as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
2005		John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
2005		Wild About Books

2004		Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss
2004		The Wool Cap as Gloria
2004		Surviving Christmas as Christine Valco

2003		The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch as Astro Glide
2003		A Mighty Wind as Mickey Crabbe
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self

2002		Bram & Alice as Ms. O'Connor
2002		Searching for Debra Winger as Self
2002		Orange County as Cindy Beugler

2001		Speaking of Sex as Connie Barker
2001		Six Feet Under as Carol Ward
2001		Committed

2000		Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
2000		Curb Your Enthusiasm as Bam Bam
2000		Best in Show as Cookie Fleck

1999		The Life Before This as Sheena
1999		Bartok the Magnificent as Ludmilla (voice)
1999		Late Last Night as Dr. Fontes

1998		Home Fries as Beatrice Lever
1998		Oh Baby

1997		Hope as Muriel Macswain
1997		Pippi Longstocking
1997		Pippi Longstocking as Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)
1997		The View as Self

1996		The Last of the High Kings as Cathleen
1996		Waiting for Guffman as Sheila Albertson

1995		MADtv as Woman on Blind Date
1995		Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Catherine (voice)
1995		The Outer Limits as Becka Paulson
1995		Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Calamity Jane

1994		A Simple Twist of Fate as April Simon
1994		Wyatt Earp as Allie Earp
1994		The Paper as Susan

1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas as Sally / Shock (voice)

1992		Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Kate
1992		There Goes the Neighborhood as Jessie Lodge
1992		The Larry Sanders Show as Catherine O'Hara
1992		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1991		Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul as Narrator (voice)
1991		Morton & Hayes as Amelia Von Astor
1991		The Hidden Room as Laurel Brody

1990		Home Alone as Kate
1990		Little Vegas as Lexie
1990		Dream On as Irma
1990		Betsy's Wedding as Gloria Henner
1990		The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1990		Dick Tracy as Texie Garcia

1989		Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989		Tales from the Crypt as Geraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")
1989		I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Nancy Mae

1988		Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Herself
1988		The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Miss Malone
1988		The Best of SCTV
1988		Beetlejuice as Delia

1986		Really Weird Tales as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
1986		Heartburn as Betty
1986		The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Marie Antoinette

1985		PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome as Mary Marcus
1985		Tears Are Not Enough as Self
1985		George Burns Comedy Week
1985		After Hours as Gail
1985		The Last Polka as Lemon Twin