Catherine O'Hara
Acting1954Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
Twilight Park
as Queen Henrietta
2025
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, SCTV
The Last of Us
TVas Gail• 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
The Studio
TVas Patty Leigh• 10 eps
2024
The Wild Robot
as Pinktail (voice)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Delia
Argylle
as Ruth
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2023
Pain Hustlers
as Jackie
Elemental
as Brook (voice)
2021
An Audience with Adele
as Self
Extinct
as Alma (voice)
Back Home Again
as Mayor Owl (voice)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TVas Self• 1 eps
2020
Canada Far and Wide
as Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TVas Self - Contestant• 2 eps
Stars in the House
TVas Self• 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TVas Self• 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2019
The Addams Family
as Grandma Frump (voice)
The Last Kids on Earth
TVas Skaelka (voice)• 21 eps
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
TVas Dr. Orwell• 3 eps
2015
Being Canadian
as Self
Schitt's Creek
TVas Moira Rose• 79 eps
What Lives Inside
TVas Sarah Delaney• 4 eps
Modern Family
TVas Dr. Debra Radcliffe• 1 eps
Moonbeam City
TVas Glam (voice)• 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest• 4 eps
Schitt's Creek
TVConsulting Producer
2014
Inside Comedy
TVas Self• 1 eps
PaparaGilles
TVas Self
2013
A.C.O.D.
as Melissa
The Right Kind of Wrong
as Tess
The Greatest Event in Television History
TVas Muriel Rush• 1 eps
2012
Frankenweenie
as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
30 Rock
TVas Pearline• 1 eps
2010
2009
Where the Wild Things Are
as Judith (voice)
Away We Go
as Gloria Farlander
Glenn Martin, DDS
TVas Jackie Martin• 40 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Bam Bam• 1 eps
2007
Penelope
as Jessica Wilhern
2006
Game 6
as Lillian Rogan
Brother Bear 2
as Kata (voice)
Over the Hedge
as Penny (voice)
Monster House
as Mom (voice)
For Your Consideration
as Marilyn Hack
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
as Duchess Rowena (voice)
The View
TVas Self• 1 eps
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TVas Self (Archival Footage)
2005
2004
Surviving Christmas
as Christine Valco
The Wool Cap
as Gloria
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Justice Strauss
The Oscars
TVas Self• 2 eps
2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Astro Glide
A Mighty Wind
as Mickey Crabbe
Six Feet Under
TVas Carol Ward• 4 eps
2002
Orange County
as Cindy Beugler
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TVas Catherine (voice)• 1 eps
Bram & Alice
TVas Ms. O'Connor
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TVAdditional Writing• 1 eps
2001
Speaking of Sex
as Connie Barker
2000
Best in Show
as Cookie Fleck
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
MADtv
TVas Woman on Blind Date• 1 eps
1999
1998
Home Fries
as Beatrice Lever
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TVas Self• 3 eps
The Outer Limits
TVDirector• 1 eps
1997
1996
Waiting for Guffman
as Sheila Albertson
Summer Fling
as Cathleen
1995
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Calamity Jane
1994
The Paper
as Susan
Wyatt Earp
as Allie Earp
A Simple Twist of Fate
as April Simon
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Geraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")• 1 eps
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Sally / Shock (voice)
Friends of Gilda
as Self
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Jessie Lodge
The Larry Sanders Show
TVas Catherine O'Hara• 1 eps
1991
Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
as Narrator (voice)
Morton & Hayes
TVas Amelia Von Astor
The Hidden Room
TVas Laurel Brody
Dream On
TVDirector• 1 eps
1990
Little Vegas
as Lexie
Dick Tracy
as Texie Garcia
Home Alone
as Kate
Betsy's Wedding
as Gloria Henner
Dream On
TVas Irma• 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TVas Self• 1 eps
1988
Beetlejuice
as Delia
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Self (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
TVas Miss Malone
The Best of SCTV
Writer
1986
Heartburn
as Betty
Really Weird Tales
as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as Marie Antoinette
Really Weird Tales
Writer
1985
After Hours
as Gail
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
as Mary Marcus
The Last Polka
as Lemon Twin
Tears Are Not Enough
as Self
1984
1983
Rock & Rule
as Aunt Edith (voice)
1982
Rome, Italian Style
as Ursula Schneider
1981
SCTV Network 90
TVas Various
SCTV Network 90
TVWriter
1980
From Cleveland
as Various
Easter Fever
as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
Double Negative
as Judith
Nothing Personal
as Audrey
From Cleveland
Writer
1979
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
as Ma Spademinder (voice)
1978
Witch's Night Out
as Malicious (voice)
1976
Second City Television
TVas Self - Various Characters• 80 eps
1949
The Emmy Awards
TVas Self