Catherine O'Hara
Date of birth: 1954-03-04
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Кетрінн О’Гара, 凱薩琳·奧哈拉, Catherine Anne O'Hara, کاترین اوهارا, کاترین او هارا
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."
Movie Credits
Brother Bear 2
2006-08-17
Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he ga
Home Alone
1990-11-16
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992-11-15
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel
Beetlejuice
1988-03-30
A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New Y
After Hours
1985-09-13
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures d
Rock & Rule
1983-04-15
A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a dem
Over the Hedge
2006-05-17
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of fo
Penelope
2006-03-01
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of
From Cleveland
1980-10-24
Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SC
Wyatt Earp
1994-06-24
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matte
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
1985-11-30
Short film for David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival in 1985 produced by Andrea Martin and Catheri
Home Fries
1998-11-25
Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death.
The Paper
1994-03-18
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long ho
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993-10-09
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spin
Temple Grandin
2010-02-06
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in hum
Monster House
2006-06-30
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Th
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003-08-16
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need
Pippi Longstocking
1997-08-20
Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sa
Back Home Again
2021-10-28
An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,00
Chicken Little
2005-11-04
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Togethe
A Mighty Wind
2003-04-16
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following
Heartburn
1986-07-25
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper column
Best in Show
2000-09-29
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air
An Audience with Adele
2021-11-21
Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a uniqu
Elemental
2023-06-14
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with
For Your Consideration
2006-11-17
The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the p
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994-09-02
When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and
Surviving Christmas
2004-09-21
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for
Killers
2010-06-04
When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the
Frankenweenie
2012-10-04
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way
The Last of the High Kings
1996-12-06
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis P
Waiting for Guffman
1996-08-21
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town m
Where the Wild Things Are
2009-10-16
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira,
Witch's Night Out
1978-10-27
A witch, disgruntled by the fact that no one takes Halloween seriously anymore, decides to stir thin
Bartok the Magnificent
1999-09-07
Albino bat Bartok – former sidekick to the wicked Grigori Rasputin – ventures to prove his true wort
Away We Go
2009-06-05
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting thei
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024-09-04
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still hau
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021-11-29
From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates w
The Last Polka
1985-04-15
A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
A.C.O.D.
2013-10-03
A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was un
The Right Kind of Wrong
2013-10-11
A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.
Late Last Night
1999-06-20
After a fight with his wife, who's leaving him, Dan's day is getting worse by the minute. He calls a
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013-01-15
Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979-11-01
With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a de
Orange County
2002-01-11
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a w
The Life Before This
1999-09-15
Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhoo
Pain Hustlers
2023-10-20
After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling pr
Little Vegas
1990-11-16
Quirky serio-comedy about the unusual residents of a desert trailer park that mobsters want to turn
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992-10-30
A dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist, who heads to the
Wild About Books
2005-01-01
Librarian Molly McGrew introduces birds and beasts to the wonders of reading. And in no time, they a
Canada Far and Wide
2020-01-17
Canada Far and Wide is a Circle-Vision 360° film attraction for World Showcase at Epcot that started
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995-03-24
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight a
Hope
1997-10-19
The story of a town's secret, a family's crisis, and a young girl's struggle to reveal the truth.
The Wild Robot
2024-09-12
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive
Being Canadian
2015-09-18
What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a wh
Easter Fever
1980-03-29
A jive-talking Easter Bunny named Jack decides to retire, so his friends throw him a crazy roast bef
Christmas with SCTV
2006-01-01
Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mart
Double Negative
1980-05-12
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
2000-11-17
Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger tha
Really Weird Tales
1986-10-04
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004-12-16
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, the
The Wool Cap
2004-11-20
This film, originally made for tv, stars William H. Macy as a mute superintendent of a apartment bui
Game 6
2006-03-10
Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986-03-09
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that
Twilight Park
Twilight Park, a life size stop motion animated feature film about a boy Seraphim who along with How
Nothing Personal
1980-03-28
Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to pr
Speaking of Sex
2001-10-18
A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital proble
Dick Tracy
1990-04-05
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances t
Tears Are Not Enough
1985-10-04
On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tea
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006-09-19
King Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve a
Betsy's Wedding
1990-06-22
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell jus
The Addams Family
2019-10-10
The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty r
Extinct
2021-02-11
Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to mode
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005-05-03
A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020-04-07
Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage f
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020-04-26
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope an
The Best of SCTV
1988-09-05
Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989-06-03
In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical pe
Rome, Italian Style
1982-10-15
On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.
Searching for Debra Winger
2002-07-13
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the en
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989-07-01
Nightclub performer makes a comeback.
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021-04-06
Help Jack and his monster-battling friends make choices to stay alive -- and have some fun -- in thi
Argylle
2024-01-31
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the cove
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025-09-06
A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, wh
Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
1991-08-17
Finn McCoul is the greatest champion in all of Ireland, but when he discovers that the brutish giant
John Candy: I Like Me
2025-09-04
Those who knew John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archiv
Friends of Gilda
1993-11-21
Friends of Gilda was a 1993 ninety-minute television special made by CBC Television to benefit the G