Catherine O’Hara dies at 71

[Don CT]

Catherine O’Hara, Two-Time Emmy Winner and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71

O’Hara died Friday after a brief illness.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

A native of Toronto, O’Hara was part of the SCTVensemble that also helped launch the careers of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis and others. She’s arguably best known for playing Kevin’s (Macaulay Culkin) mother, Kate, in the Home Alonemovies and had a career renaissance in the past 10 years with Schitt’s Creek — winning an Emmy for her role as a faded soap opera actress opposite old friend Levy — and The Studio, for which she earned an Emmy nomination last year

 

[radiofan2023]

Oh no! She was a fantastic actress and her role in the two Beetlejuice movies is underrated. RIP Catherine.

 

[K.M. Richards]

And I had just rewatched Home Alone on Christmas, a few weeks ago.

She went too young. I'm less than two years younger ... 😱

 

[KentBrockman]

 

[almaniac27]

Surprising, sad news. I loved her in all the Christopher Guest movies she appeared in.

 

[Don CT]

Surprising, sad news. I loved her in all the Christopher Guest movies she appeared in.

That whole class of comics brought their Canadian dry humor that changed everything.

 

[KilowattKat]

Her role as Moira, the has been soap opera star on Schitt's Creek was my favorite. R.I.P.

 

[RockTheRadio]

I just heard the news. Very sad. RIP 😢

 

[gr8oldies]

And I had just rewatched Home Alone on Christmas, a few weeks ago.

She went too young. I'm less than two years younger ... 😱

Same. I'm shocked.

 

[gr8oldies]

From her SCTV days: Spoof ad for Perma-Lacque shampoo.

 

[FreddyE1977]

I became a big fan of hers from SCTV. She did another parody commercial for Phillips Milk of Amnesia that was quite funny.
And that Lola Heatherton character who wanted to bear everyone's children. They say that her eulogy for her friend
John Candy was one of the best ever given. She'll be missed.

 

[dmargalotti]

Catherine O'Hara is one of the all time greats of comedy. On par with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and Gilda Radner.

 

[vchimpanzee]

The Associated Press article listing next week's birthdays shows her turning 72. This is the second time in recent weeks the birthday list has shown someone who was deceased.

 

[gr8oldies]

The Associated Press article listing next week's birthdays shows her turning 72. This is the second time in recent weeks the birthday list has shown someone who was deceased.

I usually see those lists still mentioning famous people born on this date, even if they have passed

 

[K.M. Richards]

The Associated Press article listing next week's birthdays shows her turning 72. This is the second time in recent weeks the birthday list has shown someone who was deceased.

That happens for an easily explained reason. The "next week's birthday" is produced weeks -- if not months -- in advance and recent deaths are not always caught in the editing process.

The world isn't perfect. As the late Roger Voudouris sang ... get used to it.

 

[RockTheRadio]

I saw more Home Alone than Schitt’s Creek but she was my favorite movie mom. Gone too soon. RIP Catherine-