
Catherine O'Hara
Born: 1954-03-04
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992★ 6.8

The Wild Robot
2024★ 8.3

Elemental
2023★ 7.6

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024★ 7.0

The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993★ 7.8

Over the Hedge
2006★ 6.6

Beetlejuice
1988★ 7.4

Killers
2010★ 6.0

Monster House
2006★ 6.7

Argylle
2024★ 6.0

Chicken Little
2005★ 5.9

Penelope
2007★ 6.7

The Addams Family
2019★ 6.6

Wyatt Earp
1994★ 6.8

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004★ 6.8

Orange County
2002★ 6.0

Surviving Christmas
2004★ 5.7

Brother Bear 2
2006★ 6.7

Temple Grandin
2010★ 7.8

Frankenweenie
2012★ 7.0

Dick Tracy
1990★ 6.1

Rock & Rule
1983★ 5.9

Extinct
2021★ 6.2

Home Fries
1998★ 5.1

From Cleveland
1980★ 4.0

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006★ 7.6

Heartburn
1986★ 6.0

After Hours
1985★ 7.5

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986★ 5.5

Where the Wild Things Are
2009★ 6.5

Nothing Personal
1980★ 5.3

Little Vegas
1990★ 1.0

John Candy: I Like Me
2025★ 7.9

A.C.O.D.
2013★ 5.5

Best in Show
2000★ 6.8

Bartok the Magnificent
1999★ 6.0

Pain Hustlers
2023★ 6.7

Hope
1997★ 5.2

Home Alone
1990★ 7.5

Twilight Park
N/A★ 0.0

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003★ 5.6

Speaking of Sex
2001★ 5.4

A Simple Twist of Fate
1994★ 6.1

Betsy's Wedding
1990★ 5.7

Away We Go
2009★ 6.7

The Right Kind of Wrong
2013★ 5.9

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995★ 6.2

Double Negative
1980★ 2.8

A Mighty Wind
2003★ 6.7

The Paper
1994★ 6.6

For Your Consideration
2006★ 5.7

Waiting for Guffman
1996★ 7.0

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025★ 0.0

An Audience with Adele
2021★ 8.4

Game 6
2006★ 4.5

Being Canadian
2015★ 5.5

The Studio: How to Shoot a Oner
2025★ 0.0

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020★ 5.5

Searching for Debra Winger
2002★ 6.3

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000★ 0.0

The Last of the High Kings
1996★ 5.6

The Last Polka
1985★ 3.0

There Goes the Neighborhood
1992★ 5.3

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013★ 5.7

Rome, Italian Style
1982★ 0.0

Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989★ 6.0

Witch's Night Out
1978★ 7.2

Christmas with SCTV
2006★ 0.0

The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021★ 5.8

Late Last Night
1999★ 5.0

The Wool Cap
2004★ 6.2

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020★ 8.8

Back Home Again
2021★ 7.0

The Best of SCTV
1988★ 6.0

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989★ 5.7

Really Weird Tales
1986★ 4.0

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
1985★ 0.0

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021★ 10.0

Canada Far and Wide
2020★ 4.0

John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005★ 6.0

Easter Fever
1980★ 7.0

Tears Are Not Enough
1985★ 6.0

The Life Before This
1999★ 4.5

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979★ 7.0

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
1991★ 0.0