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Catherine O'Hara
Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born March 4, 1954) is a renowned Canadian actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is widely appreciated for her comedic work on the Second City Television (1976–1984), Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), and notable films such as After Hours (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Home Alone series and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). O'Hara's exceptional talent has been recognized in the mockumentary films penned and directed by Christopher Guest, enabling her to appear in Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006).
Throughout her career, O'Hara has snagged several esteemed awards, including the 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for SCTV Network, the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for The Life Before This, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the 2010 television film Temple Grandin. Her brilliant performance as Moira Rose on the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek from 2015 to 2020, fetched her both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In addition to this, O'Hara has enriched the world of animation with her voice, having contributed to multiple animated films, including The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Chicken Little (2005), and Over the Hedge (2006), among others. Some of her recent works include Elemental (2023), and The Wild Robot (2024).
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Given Name: Catherine Anne O'Hara
Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship: Canada, United States
Birthday: March 4, 1954
Occupations: Actress, Comedian, Screenwriter
Years Active: 1974-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Bo Welch
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Awards and Nominations Received by Catherine O'Hara
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Movies Featuring Catherine O'Hara
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Frankenweenie
Elemental
The Paper
Where the Wild Things Are
For Your Consideration
A.C.O.D.
The Addams Family
Surviving Christmas
Best in Show
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Betsy's Wedding
Pain Hustlers
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The Wild Robot
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Temple Grandin
Being Canadian
Speaking of Sex
Searching for Debra Winger
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch
The Wool Cap
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Nothing Personal
Rome, Italian Style
Little Vegas
Easter Fever
Double Negative
The Last Polka
Really Weird Tales
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Canada Far and Wide
Rock & Rule
Tears Are Not Enough
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt’s Creek Farewell
Extinct
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
Back Home Again
An Audience with Adele
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
There Goes the Neighborhood
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
The Life Before This
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don’t Eat the Planet
Hope
A Simple Twist of Fate
Bartok the Magnificent
Witch’s Night Out
Pippi Longstocking
Late Last Night
The Last of the High Kings
John Candy: I Like Me
Marty, Life Is Short
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)
Career Timeline
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2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Self
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)
2021
Extinct
Alma (voice)
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
Back Home Again
Mayor Owl (voice)
An Audience with Adele
Self
2020
Canada Far and Wide
Herself
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt’s Creek Farewell
Self
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