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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-03-04 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Кетрінн О’Гара

凱薩琳·奧哈拉

Catherine Anne O'Hara

کاترین اوهارا

کاترین او هارا

Catherine O'Hara

Biography

Catherine Anne O'Hara, 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

Acting

Brother Bear 2

2006

Brother Bear 2

as

Kata (voice)

Home Alone

1990

Home Alone

as

Kate

Beetlejuice

1988

Beetlejuice

as

Delia

After Hours

1985

After Hours

as

Gail

Rock & Rule

1983

Rock & Rule

as

Aunt Edith (voice)

Over the Hedge

2006

Over the Hedge

as

Penny (voice)

Penelope

2006

Penelope

as

Jessica Wilhern

From Cleveland

1980

From Cleveland

as

Various

Wyatt Earp

1994

Wyatt Earp

as

Allie Earp

Home Fries

1998

Home Fries

as

Beatrice Lever

The Paper

1994

The Paper

as

Susan

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas

as

Sally / Shock (voice)

Temple Grandin

2010

Temple Grandin

as

Aunt Ann

Monster House

2006

Monster House

as

Mom (voice)

Pippi Longstocking

1997

Pippi Longstocking

as

Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)

Back Home Again

2021

Back Home Again

as

Mayor Owl (voice)

Chicken Little

2005

Chicken Little

as

Tina - Alien Mom (voice)

A Mighty Wind

2003

A Mighty Wind

as

Mickey Crabbe

Heartburn

1986

Heartburn

as

Betty

Best in Show

2000

Best in Show

as

Cookie Fleck

Elemental

2023

Elemental

as

Brook (voice)

For Your Consideration

2006

For Your Consideration

as

Marilyn Hack

A Simple Twist of Fate

1994

A Simple Twist of Fate

as

April Simon

Surviving Christmas

2004

Surviving Christmas

as

Christine Valco

Killers

2010

Killers

as

Mrs. Kornfeldt

Frankenweenie

2012

Frankenweenie

as

Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)

Waiting for Guffman

1996

Waiting for Guffman

as

Sheila Albertson

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

Where the Wild Things Are

as

Judith (voice)

Witch's Night Out

1978

Witch's Night Out

as

Malicious

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

Bartok the Magnificent

as

Ludmilla (voice)

Away We Go

2009

Away We Go

as

Gloria Farlander

The Last Polka

1985

The Last Polka

as

Lemon Twin

A.C.O.D.

2013

A.C.O.D.

as

Melissa

Late Last Night

1999

Late Last Night

as

Dr. Fontes

Orange County

2002

Orange County

as

Cindy Beugler

Pain Hustlers

2023

Pain Hustlers

as

Jackie

Little Vegas

1990

Little Vegas

as

Lexie

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992

There Goes the Neighborhood

as

Jessie Lodge

Canada Far and Wide

2020

Canada Far and Wide

as

Herself

Hope

1997

Hope

as

Muriel Macswain

The Wild Robot

2024

The Wild Robot

as

Pinktail (voice)

Being Canadian

2015

Being Canadian

as

Self

Easter Fever

1980

Easter Fever

as

Scarlett O'Hare (voice)

Double Negative

1980

Double Negative

as

Judith

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

2000

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

as

Lorna Mae Loon (voice)

Really Weird Tales

1986

Really Weird Tales

as

Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")

The Wool Cap

2004

The Wool Cap

as

Gloria

Game 6

2006

Game 6

as

Lillian Rogan

Twilight Park

2025

Twilight Park

as

Queen Henrietta

Nothing Personal

1980

Nothing Personal

as

Audrey

Speaking of Sex

2001

Speaking of Sex

as

Connie Barker

Dick Tracy

1990

Dick Tracy

as

Texie Garcia

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

2006

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

as

Duchess Rowena (voice)

Betsy's Wedding

1990

Betsy's Wedding

as

Gloria Henner

The Addams Family

2019

The Addams Family

as

Grandma Frump (voice)

Extinct

2021

Extinct

as

Alma (voice)

Rome, Italian Style

1982

Rome, Italian Style

as

Ursula Schneider

Argylle

2024

Argylle

as

Ruth

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul

1991

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul

as

Narrator (voice)

Lynch/Oz

2023

Lynch/Oz

as

Judith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

as

Carol Ward

Dream On

Dream On

as

Irma

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Geraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")

The View

The View

as

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

MADtv

MADtv

as

Woman on Blind Date

Modern Family

Modern Family

as

Dr. Debra Radcliffe

The Hidden Room

The Hidden Room

as

Laurel Brody

Glenn Martin, DDS

Glenn Martin, DDS

as

Jackie Martin

Morton & Hayes

Morton & Hayes

as

Amelia Von Astor

Bram & Alice

Bram & Alice

as

Ms. O'Connor

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Becka Paulson

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

as

Catherine O'Hara

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Schitt's Creek

Schitt's Creek

as

Moira Rose

What Lives Inside

What Lives Inside

as

Sarah Delaney

Moonbeam City

Moonbeam City

as

Glam (voice)

30 Rock

30 Rock

as

Pearline

Second City: First Family of Comedy

Second City: First Family of Comedy

as

Self (Archival Footage)

The Studio

The Studio

as

Patty Leigh

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Last Kids on Earth

The Last Kids on Earth

as

Skaelka (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing