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."
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Acting History
2025
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self (archive footage)
2025John Candy: I Like Me as Self
2025The Studio as Patty Leigh
2024The Wild Robot as Pinktail (voice)
2024Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Delia
2024Argylle as Ruth
2023Pain Hustlers as Jackie
2023Elemental as Brook (voice)
2023The Last of Us as Gail
2021Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self
2021An Audience with Adele as Self
2021Back Home Again as Mayor Owl (voice)
2021The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021Extinct as Alma (voice)
2020Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
2020Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell as Self
2020Stars in the House as Self
2020Canada Far and Wide as Herself
2019The Addams Family as Grandma Frump (voice)
2019The Last Kids on Earth as Skaelka (voice)
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2017A Series of Unfortunate Events as Dr. Orwell
2016Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
2015Being Canadian as Self
2015Moonbeam City as Glam (voice)
2015What Lives Inside as Sarah Delaney
2015Schitt's Creek as Moira Rose
2014PaparaGilles as Self
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
2013The Right Kind of Wrong as Tess
2013A.C.O.D. as Melissa
2013Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
2012The Greatest Event in Television History as Muriel Rush
2012Frankenweenie as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
2012Inside Comedy as Self
2010Killers as Mrs. Kornfeldt
2010Temple Grandin as Aunt Ann
2009Where the Wild Things Are as Judith (voice)
2009Modern Family as Dr. Debra Radcliffe
2009Glenn Martin, DDS as Jackie Martin
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Away We Go as Gloria Farlander
2007Penelope as Jessica Wilhern
2006For Your Consideration as Marilyn Hack
200630 Rock as Pearline
2006Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses as Duchess Rowena (voice)
2006Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self (Archival Footage)
2006Brother Bear 2 as Kata (voice)
2006Monster House as Mom (voice)
2006Over the Hedge as Penny (voice)
2006Game 6 as Lillian Rogan
2006Christmas with SCTV
2005Chicken Little as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
2005John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
2005Wild About Books
2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss
2004The Wool Cap as Gloria
2004Surviving Christmas as Christine Valco
2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Astro Glide
2003A Mighty Wind as Mickey Crabbe
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2002Bram & Alice as Ms. O'Connor
2002Searching for Debra Winger as Self
2002Orange County as Cindy Beugler
2001Speaking of Sex as Connie Barker
2001Six Feet Under as Carol Ward
2001Committed
2000Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Bam Bam
2000Best in Show as Cookie Fleck
1999The Life Before This as Sheena
1999Bartok the Magnificent as Ludmilla (voice)
1999Late Last Night as Dr. Fontes
1998Home Fries as Beatrice Lever
1998Oh Baby
1997Hope as Muriel Macswain
1997Pippi Longstocking
1997Pippi Longstocking as Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)
1997The View as Self
1996The Last of the High Kings as Cathleen
1996Waiting for Guffman as Sheila Albertson
1995MADtv as Woman on Blind Date
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Catherine (voice)
1995The Outer Limits as Becka Paulson
1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Calamity Jane
1994A Simple Twist of Fate as April Simon
1994Wyatt Earp as Allie Earp
1994The Paper as Susan
1993Friends of Gilda as Herself
1993The Nightmare Before Christmas as Sally / Shock (voice)
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Kate
1992There Goes the Neighborhood as Jessie Lodge
1992The Larry Sanders Show as Catherine O'Hara
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul as Narrator (voice)
1991Morton & Hayes as Amelia Von Astor
1991The Hidden Room as Laurel Brody
1990Home Alone as Kate
1990Little Vegas as Lexie
1990Dream On as Irma
1990Betsy's Wedding as Gloria Henner
1990The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1990Dick Tracy as Texie Garcia
1989Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989Tales from the Crypt as Geraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Nancy Mae
1988Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Herself
1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Miss Malone
1988The Best of SCTV
1988Beetlejuice as Delia
1986Really Weird Tales as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
1986Heartburn as Betty
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Marie Antoinette
1985PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome as Mary Marcus
1985Tears Are Not Enough as Self
1985George Burns Comedy Week
1985After Hours as Gail
1985The Last Polka as Lemon Twin
1984The New Show
1983SCTV Channel
1983Rock & Rule as Aunt Edith (voice)
1982Rome, Italian Style as Ursula Schneider
1981SCTV Network 90 as Various
1980From Cleveland as Various
1980Double Negative as Judith
1980Easter Fever as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
1980Nothing Personal as Audrey
1979Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet as Ma Spademinder (voice)
1978Witch's Night Out as Malicious (voice)
1976Second City Television as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1953The Oscars as Self
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
—Twilight Park as Queen Henrietta