Catherine O'Hara
March 4, 1954 (71 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954), 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
Credits
- 2025 · John Candy: I Like Me as Self - Actor, SCTV
- 2025 · The Studio as Patty Leigh
- 2024 · The Wild Robot as Pinktail (voice)
- 2024 · Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Delia
- 2024 · Argylle as Ruth
- 2023 · Pain Hustlers as Jackie
- 2023 · Elemental as Brook (voice)
- 2023 · The Last of Us as Gail
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Extinct as Alma (voice)
- 2020 · Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2020 · Canada Far and Wide as Herself
- 2019 · The Addams Family as Grandma Frump (voice)
- 2019 · The Last Kids on Earth as Skaelka (voice)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Dr. Orwell
- 2016 · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- 2015 · Moonbeam City as Glam (voice)
- 2015 · What Lives Inside as Sarah Delaney
- 2015 · Schitt's Creek as Moira Rose
- 2014 · PaparaGilles as Self
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2013 · A.C.O.D. as Melissa
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as Muriel Rush
- 2012 · Frankenweenie as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2010 · Killers as Mrs. Kornfeldt
- 2010 · Temple Grandin as Aunt Ann
- 2009 · Where the Wild Things Are as Judith (voice)
- 2009 · Modern Family as Dr. Debra Radcliffe
- 2009 · Glenn Martin, DDS as Jackie Martin
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Away We Go as Gloria Farlander
- 2007 · Penelope as Jessica Wilhern
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Marilyn Hack
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Pearline
- 2006 · Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses as Duchess Rowena (voice)
- 2006 · Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2006 · Brother Bear 2 as Kata (voice)
- 2006 · Monster House as Mom (voice)
- 2006 · Over the Hedge as Penny (voice)
- 2005 · Chicken Little as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
- 2005 · Wild About Books as
- 2004 · Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss
- 2004 · The Wool Cap as Gloria
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Christine Valco
- 2003 · A Mighty Wind as Mickey Crabbe
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Bram & Alice as Ms. O'Connor
- 2002 · Orange County as Cindy Beugler
- 2001 · Speaking of Sex as Connie Barker
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Carol Ward
- 2001 · Committed as
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Bam Bam
- 2000 · Best in Show as Cookie Fleck
- 1999 · Bartok the Magnificent as Ludmilla (voice)
- 1999 · Late Last Night as Dr. Fontes
- 1998 · Home Fries as Beatrice Lever
- 1998 · Oh Baby as
- 1997 · Hope as Muriel Macswain
- 1997 · Pippi Longstocking as
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Waiting for Guffman as Sheila Albertson
- 1995 · MADtv as Woman on Blind Date
- 1995 · Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Catherine (voice)
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Becka Paulson
- 1994 · A Simple Twist of Fate as April Simon
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Allie Earp
- 1994 · The Paper as Susan
- 1993 · Friends of Gilda as Herself
- 1993 · The Nightmare Before Christmas as Sally / Shock (voice)
- 1992 · Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Kate
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Catherine O'Hara
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · Morton & Hayes as Amelia Von Astor
- 1991 · The Hidden Room as Laurel Brody
- 1990 · Little Vegas as Lexie
- 1990 · Home Alone as Kate
- 1990 · Dream On as Irma
- 1990 · Betsy's Wedding as Gloria Henner
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Texie Garcia
- 1989 · Andrea Martin... Together Again as
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Geraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")
- 1989 · I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Nancy Mae
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Herself
- 1988 · The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Miss Malone
- 1988 · Beetlejuice as Delia
- 1986 · Heartburn as Betty
- 1985 · George Burns Comedy Week as
- 1985 · After Hours as Gail
- 1985 · The Last Polka as Lemon Twin
- 1983 · SCTV Channel as
- 1983 · Rock & Rule as Aunt Edith (voice)
- 1981 · SCTV Network 90 as Various
- 1980 · From Cleveland as Various
- 1978 · Witch's Night Out as Malicious (voice)
- 1976 · Second City Television as Self - Various Characters
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Twilight Park as Queen Henrietta
- 2025 · You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self
- 2021 · Back Home Again as Mayor Owl (voice)
- 2021 · The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You as
- 2020 · Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
- 2013 · The Right Kind of Wrong as Tess
- 2006 · Christmas with SCTV as
- 2005 · John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
- 1995 · Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Calamity Jane
- Future · Untitled Beetlejuice 3 as Delia Deetz
- 2015 · Being Canadian as Self
- 2013 · Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2006 · Game 6 as Lillian Rogan
- 2003 · Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Astro Glide
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- 2000 · Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
- 1999 · The Life Before This as Sheena
- 1996 · The Last of the High Kings as Cathleen
- 1992 · There Goes the Neighborhood as Jessie Lodge
- 1991 · Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · The Dave Thomas Comedy Show as
- 1988 · The Best of SCTV as
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
- 1986 · The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Marie Antoinette
- 1985 · PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome as Mary Marcus
- 1985 · Tears Are Not Enough as Self
- 1984 · The New Show as
- 1982 · Rome, Italian Style as Ursula Schneider
- 1980 · Double Negative as Judith
- 1980 · Easter Fever as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
- 1980 · Nothing Personal as Audrey
- 1979 · Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet as Ma Spademinder (voice)
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter