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Catherine O'Hara
Catherine Anne O'Hara was a Canadian and American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over 50 years. O'Hara started in sketch and improvisational comedy in film and television before taking dramatic roles to expand her career. She received various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her films have grossed more than US$4.3…
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entertainment · Canadian and American actress (1954–2026) · television actor · film actor · voice actor · film director · improviser · film screenwriter · actor · screenwriter · musician · comedian · also Catherine O'Hara, O'Hara
Born 4 March 1954 · Died 30 January 2026 · Q233365
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2026· 6 entries
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for The Studio (2026).
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O'Hara won a posthumous award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the 32nd Actor Awards for her performance on The Studio
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And tributes were made to O'Hara globally
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Died 2026-01-30.
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A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department said that the department had received a call from O'Hara's home in Brentwood, Los Angeles regarding a woman experiencing difficulty breathing
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2025· 1 entry
O'Hara had a main role in the Apple TV+ satirical comedy series The Studio, for which she won both the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and the Actor Award for Outstanding Perf
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2021· 3 entries
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (2021).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2021).
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“We’re all delusional, really, and I love that about us humans and I love playing it.”
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2020· 2 entries
Awarded Governor General's Performing Arts Award (2020).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2020).
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2019· 1 entry
Awarded Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year (2019).
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Canada's Walk of Fame (2007).
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2004· 1 entry
Appeared with Jim Carrey in the black comedy film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and in 2006, she starred with Christina Ricci in the fantasy film Penelope
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2001· 1 entry
Awarded Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film for Best in Show (2001).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Earle Grey Award (1995).
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1994· 1 entry
Appeared in the comedy-drama film The Paper and the Western film Wyatt Earp
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1992· 1 entry
“What a wonderful person, artist and collaborator. I was lucky enough to direct, produce and act in projects with her and she was simply growing more brilliant with each year.”
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1990· 1 entry
O'Hara had roles in the films Dick Tracy and Betsy's Wedding
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1988· 1 entry
O'Hara met production designer and director Bo Welch on the set of Beetlejuice
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1983· 2 entries
O'Hara told Rolling Stone magazine that she was "pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart"
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“pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart”
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1982· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1982).
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But did return for occasional guest appearances through the show's end in 1984
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1976· 1 entry
SC created the sketch comedy show Second City Television (SCTV), for which O'Hara became a regular performer
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1975· 1 entry
And came to prominence in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV; 1976–1984), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award
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1974· 2 entries
O'Hara graduated from Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute, where she was taught by future Mississauga mayor Carolyn Parrish
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As a cast member of The Second City (SC) in her hometown, Toronto
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1954· 2 entries
Born 1954-03-04.
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Into a Catholic family of Irish descent in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and grew up there
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