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Catherine O'Hara(I)

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Canadian actress, writer, and comedian, Catherine O'Hara gained recognition as one of the original cast members on the Canadian television sketch comedy show SCTV (1976). On the series, she impersonated the likes of Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker, Gilda Radner, Katharine Hepburn, and Brooke Shields. O'Hara stayed with the show for its entirety (1976-1984). She went on to devote her talents to several films directed by Tim Burton, including Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and later, Frankenweenie (2012). O'Hara also frequently collaborated with director and writer, Christopher Guest, appearing in his mockumentary films, three of which earned her awards and nominations; Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). Recently, O'Hara can be seen on the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek (2015). Her work in the series earned two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Lead Actress (2016 and 2017).
BornMarch 4, 1954
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 36 wins & 42 nominations total

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    Known for

    A Mighty Wind (2003)
    A Mighty Wind
    7.2
    • Mickey Crabbe
    • 2003
    Promotional Poster
    Best in Show
    7.5
    • Cookie Fleck
    • 2000
    Frankenweenie (2012)
    Frankenweenie
    6.9
    • Mrs. Frankenstein
    • Weird Girl
    • Gym Teacher(voice)
    • 2012
    For Your Consideration (2006)
    For Your Consideration
    6.3
    • Marilyn Hack
    • 2006

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    • The Last of Us
      • Gail Lynden
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • The Studio
      • Patty Leigh
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Seth Rogen in The Studio (2025)
      The Studio
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Patty Leigh
      • 2025
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Gail Lynden
      • 2025
    • Mark Hamill, Pedro Pascal, Lupita Nyong'o, Piotr Michael, and Kit Connor in The Wild Robot (2024)
      The Wild Robot
      8.2
      • Pinktail (voice)
      • 2024
    • Winona Ryder, Willem Dafoe, Danny DeVito, Danny Elfman, Michael Keaton, Monica Bellucci, Catherine O'Hara, Dede Gardner, Alfred Gough, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tommy Harper, Mark Heenehan, Daryl Kwan, Michael McDowell, Miles Millar, Philip Philmar, Justin Theroux, Marc Toberoff, Larry Wilson, Haris Zambarloukos, Hamish Doyne-Ditmas, Mark Scruton, Gianni Calchetti, Stephen K. Amos, Santiago Cabrera, Sean Verre, Amy Nuttall, Max Pemberton, Burn Gorman, Jeremy Kleiner, Sami Slimane, Christopher C. James, Noah Mendes, Skylar Park, Arthur Conti, Oliver Dracup-Nicholls, Matthew Lyons, Ian Hawkins, Olivia Rebecca Horton, Travis Campbell, Jay Prychidny, Joseph David-Payne, Caroline Lawrie, Nick Kellington, Tim Kavanagh, Rebecca O'Mara, Richard Price, Chloe Driver, Walles Hamonde, Liv Spencer, Adam Speers, David Ayres, Jenna Ortega, Juliana Yazbeck, Charlie Hopkinson, Sophie Holland, and Jane Leaney in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
      Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
      6.6
      • Delia Deetz
      • 2024
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Catherine O'Hara, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Cena, Chip, Ariana DeBose, and Dua Lipa in Argylle (2024)
      Argylle
      5.6
      • Ruth
      • 2024
    • Anne of Green Gables (2023)
      Anne of Green Gables
      Podcast Series
      • Marilla Cuthbert
      • 2023
    • Chris Evans and Emily Blunt in Pain Hustlers (2023)
      Pain Hustlers
      6.6
      • Jackie
      • 2023
    • Catherine O'Hara, Thomas Newman, Jonathan Adams, Wilma Bonet, P.L. Brown, Ronnie Del Carmen, John Hoberg, Alex Kapp, Jean-Claude Kalache, Matthew Yang King, Ronobir Lahiri, Denise Ream, Stephen Schaffer, Don Shank, Peter Sohn, Kat Likkel, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff LaPensee, Innocent Ekakitie, Mason Wertheimer, Clara Lin Ding, Brenda Hsueh, Shila Ommi, Leah Lewis, David Juan Bianchi, Ben Morris, Joe Pera, Mamoudou Athie, and Reagan To in Elemental (2023)
      Elemental
      7.0
      • Brook (voice)
      • 2023
    • Disney Speedstorm (2023)
      Disney Speedstorm
      5.9
      Video Game
      • Sally (voice)
      • 2023
    • Disney Dreamlight Valley (2022)
      Disney Dreamlight Valley
      7.8
      Video Game
      • Sally (voice)
      • 2022
    • Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson in The Kids in the Hall (2022)
      The Kids in the Hall
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Charlene
      • 2022
    • Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Tituss Burgess, and Daveed Diggs in Central Park (2020)
      Central Park
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Gwendolyn Swish (voice)
      • 2022
    • Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver (2022)
      Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver
      6.0
      Video
      • Catherine O'Hara
      • 2022
    • Back Home Again (2021)
      Back Home Again
      6.3
      Short
      • Mayor Owl (voice)
      • 2021
    • Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez, Charles Demers, and Nick Wolfhard in The Last Kids on Earth (2019)
      The Last Kids on Earth
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Skaelka (voice)
      • 2020–2021

    Writer



    • Andrea Martin... Together Again
      6.5
      TV Special
      • special material written by
      • 1989
    • Joe Flaherty in The Best of SCTV (1988)
      The Best of SCTV
      8.4
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1988
    • John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and Joe Flaherty in Really Weird Tales (1986)
      Really Weird Tales
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • written by (segment "I'll Die Loving")
      • 1986
    • SCTV Channel (1983)
      SCTV Channel
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • series writer
      • 1983–1984
    • SCTV Network (1981)
      SCTV Network
      8.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1981–1982
    • Catherine O'Hara in From Cleveland (1980)
      From Cleveland
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1980
    • The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)
      SCTV
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • series written by
      • 1976–1979

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    • Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy in Schitt's Creek (2015)
      Schitt's Creek
      8.5
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2016–2020

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    • Alternative names
      • Mitch & Mickey
    • Height
      • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
    • Born
      • March 4, 1954
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Bo WelchApril 25, 1992 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Matthew Welch
    • Relatives
        Marc O'Hara(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Dristan nasal spray (1979) (Canada)
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      • 1 Interview
      • 4 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Revealed in 2014 that Macaulay Culkin, her on-screen son from Home Alone (1990) still calls her "Mom".
    • Quotes
      I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I'm not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you're just a human being and one of God's creatures, you can't take anything that seriously.
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      • Cath

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