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."

Known For

Kata (voice)

Brother Bear 2

Kate

Home Alone

Kate

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Delia

Beetlejuice

Gail

After Hours

Aunt Edith (voice)

Rock & Rule

Penny (voice)

Over the Hedge

Jessica Wilhern

Penelope

Various

From Cleveland

Allie Earp

Wyatt Earp

Mary Marcus

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome

Beatrice Lever

Home Fries

Susan

The Paper

Sally / Shock (voice)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Aunt Ann

Temple Grandin

Mom (voice)

Monster House

Astro Glide

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)

Pippi Longstocking

Mayor Owl (voice)

Back Home Again

Tina - Alien Mom (voice)

Chicken Little

Mickey Crabbe

A Mighty Wind

Betty

Heartburn

Cookie Fleck

Best in Show

Self

An Audience with Adele

Brook (voice)

Elemental

Marilyn Hack

For Your Consideration

April Simon

A Simple Twist of Fate

Christine Valco

Surviving Christmas

Mrs. Kornfeldt

Killers

Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)

Frankenweenie

Cathleen

The Last of the High Kings

Sheila Albertson

Waiting for Guffman

Judith (voice)

Where the Wild Things Are

Malicious

Witch's Night Out

Ludmilla (voice)

Bartok the Magnificent

Gloria Farlander

Away We Go

Delia

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Self

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Lemon Twin

The Last Polka

Melissa

A.C.O.D.

Tess

The Right Kind of Wrong

Dr. Fontes

Late Last Night

Self

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Ma Spademinder (voice)

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

Cindy Beugler

Orange County

Sheena

The Life Before This

Jackie

Pain Hustlers

Lexie

Little Vegas

Jessie Lodge

There Goes the Neighborhood

Wild About Books

Herself

Canada Far and Wide

Calamity Jane

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Muriel Macswain

Hope

Pinktail (voice)

The Wild Robot

Self

Being Canadian

Scarlett O'Hare (voice)

Easter Fever

Christmas with SCTV

Judith

Double Negative

Lorna Mae Loon (voice)

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")

Really Weird Tales

Justice Strauss

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Gloria

The Wool Cap

Lillian Rogan

Game 6

Marie Antoinette

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

Queen Henrietta

Twilight Park

Audrey

Nothing Personal

Connie Barker

Speaking of Sex

Texie Garcia

Dick Tracy

Self

Tears Are Not Enough

Duchess Rowena (voice)

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Gloria Henner

Betsy's Wedding

Grandma Frump (voice)

The Addams Family

Alma (voice)

Extinct

Self

John Candy: Comic Spirit

Self

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

Self

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

The Best of SCTV

Nancy Mae

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

Ursula Schneider

Rome, Italian Style

Self

Searching for Debra Winger

Andrea Martin... Together Again

The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You

Ruth

Argylle

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-03-04

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Кетрінн О’Гара