In photos: Catherine O'Hara 1954-2026
Canadian comedy legend Catherine O'Hara has died at age 71. The Toronto-born star got her start at Second City in 1974 and was also known for her on-screen successes including Schitt's Creek and Home Alone.
Toronto-born Catherine O'Hara has died at age 71.Chris Pizzello/The Associated Press
O'Hara (third from left) got her start at Second City Toronto and was part of the television adaptation.E PABLO KOSMICKI/The Associated Press
Peter Aykroyd, O'Hara and Martin Short in Second City sketch Once More with Fooling, 1977.Second City
Eugene Levy, left, and O'Hara in 2000 comedy film Best In Show.Wren Maloney//Getty Images
John Heard and O’Hara in 1990 hit film Home Alone.Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock
O'Hara as Moira in Schitt's Creek.Supplied
O'Hara, Levy, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2024.Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Levy and O'Hara played husband and wife on Schitt’s Creek.Steve Wilkie/CBC
Fellow Canadian actor Seth Rogen and O’Hara in 2025 Apple TV series The Studio.Apple TV+/Supplied
O'Hara and her husband Bo Welch attend the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2025.Amy Sussman/Getty Images
O'Hara on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2002.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
From left to right, actors Michael McKean, Jennifer Coolidge, Harry Shearer and O'Hara from the film For Your Consideration in 2006.Carlo Allegri/Getty Images
Zoë Kravitz and O’Hara in The Studio.Apple TV+/Supplied
Pedro Pascal and O’Hara in season 2 of The Last of Us.HBO/Supplied
O'Hara accepts the award for best actress in a comedy for Schitt's Creek at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.MARK BLINCH/Reuters
O'Hara was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette in 2018.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Levy and O'Hara in A Mighty Wind.The Associated Press
Fred Willard, O'Hara, Christopher Guest, Parker Posey and Eugene Levy in 1996 comedy Waiting for Guffman.Bravo/Supplied
O'Hara and Claire Danes in Temple Grandin.Supplied
Maya Rudolph and O'Hara in Away We Go.Supplied