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 · Extinct as Alma (voice)
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 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 · 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)
- 2006 · Christmas with SCTV as
- 2005 · Chicken Little as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
- 2004 · Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Christine Valco
- 2003 · Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Astro Glide
- 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
- 2000 · Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Bam Bam
- 2000 · Best in Show as Cookie Fleck
- 1999 · Bartok the Magnificent as Ludmilla (voice)
- 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
- 1995 · Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Calamity Jane
- 1994 · A Simple Twist of Fate as April Simon
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Allie Earp
- 1994 · The Paper as Susan
- 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 · The Hidden Room as Laurel Brody
- 1990 · Home Alone as Kate
- 1990 · Little Vegas as Lexie
- 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")
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Herself
- 1988 · Beetlejuice as Delia
- 1986 · Heartburn as Betty
- 1986 · The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Marie Antoinette
- 1985 · PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome as Mary Marcus
- 1985 · George Burns Comedy Week as
- 1985 · After Hours as Gail
- 1983 · SCTV Channel as
- 1983 · Rock & Rule as Aunt Edith (voice)
- 1982 · Rome, Italian Style as Ursula Schneider
- 1981 · SCTV Network 90 as Various
- 1980 · From Cleveland as Various
- 1980 · Double Negative as Judith
- 1980 · Nothing Personal as Audrey
- 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
- Future · Untitled Beetlejuice 3 as Delia Deetz
- 2025 · You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 · The Studio: How to Shoot a Oner as Self
- 2021 · Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Back Home Again as Mayor Owl (voice)
- 2021 · The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You as
- 2020 · Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- 2020 · Canada Far and Wide as Herself
- 2015 · Being Canadian as Self
- 2013 · The Right Kind of Wrong as Tess
- 2013 · Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Marilyn Hack
- 2006 · Game 6 as Lillian Rogan
- 2005 · John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
- 2005 · Wild About Books as
- 2004 · The Wool Cap as Gloria
- 2002 · Searching for Debra Winger as Self
- 2001 · Committed as
- 1999 · The Life Before This as Sheena
- 1999 · Late Last Night as Dr. Fontes
- 1996 · The Last of the High Kings as Cathleen
- 1993 · Friends of Gilda as Herself
- 1992 · There Goes the Neighborhood as Jessie Lodge
- 1991 · Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 · Morton & Hayes as Amelia Von Astor
- 1990 · The Dave Thomas Comedy Show as
- 1989 · I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Nancy Mae
- 1988 · The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Miss Malone
- 1988 · The Best of SCTV as
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
- 1985 · Tears Are Not Enough as Self
- 1985 · The Last Polka as Lemon Twin
- 1984 · The New Show as
- 1980 · Easter Fever as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
- 1979 · Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet as Ma Spademinder (voice)
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter




