Catherine O’Hara
Actress • Comedian
Birth Name: Catherine Anne O'Hara
Birth Date: March 4, 1954
Age: 71 years old
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouses: Bo Welch
Actress Catherine O'Hara was born in Toronto, Canada, the sixth of seven children. Following high school O'Hara matriculated at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute.
After graduation O'Hara began performing with The Second City in Toronto in 1974, which was the beginning of her career in comedy. O'Hara served as the understudy for Gilda Radner in the troupe, until Radner decamped to NYC to work on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC 1975- ). O'Hara's TV debut came in 1976 when The Second City created "SCTV" (syndication/NBC/Cinemax, 1976-1984), which featured O'Hara as a regular performer and a writer.
She portrayed a number of memorable characters in the series, most notably Hollywood starlet Lola Heatherton. Around the same time O'Hara began working as a voice over actress for cartoons.
After "SCTV" ended its run, O'Hara was featured in a number of films, including "Beetlejuice" (1988), "Home Alone" (1990), and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," (1993). O'Hara also starred in a number of comedies directed by Christopher Guest, including "Waiting for Guffman" (1996), "Best In Show" (2000), "A Mighty Wind" (2003) and "For Your Consideration" (2006).
She provided her voice to a number of characters in beloved animated movies such as "Chicken Little" (2005) "Over the Hedge" (2006) and "Frankenweenie" (2012). In 2015 O'Hara was cast as Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" (PopTV, 2015- ) an original series created by her former "SCTV" costar Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy. O'Hara married production designer Bo Welch in 1992, and they have two sons together.
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The StudioStream
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Patty Leigh
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2025
Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceStream
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Delia
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2024
ArgylleStream
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Ruth
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2024
The Wild RobotStream
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Pinktail
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2024
Live with Kelly and MarkStream
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2023
ElementalStream
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Brook Ripple
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2023
Pain HustlersStream
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2023
An Audience With Adele
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2022
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
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2021
Extinct
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Alma
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2021
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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2020
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
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2020
The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream
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2019
The Addams FamilyStream
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Grandma Frump
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2019
Today 3rd Hour
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2018
GMA Day
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2018
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsStream
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Dr. Orwell
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2017
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Dr. Orwell
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2017
The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream
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2015
What Lives Inside
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Sarah Delaney
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2015
Schitt's CreekStream
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Moira Rose
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2015
Being Canadian
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2015
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream
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2014
The Greatest Event in Television History
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The Right Kind of Wrong
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Tess
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2013
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Melissa
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2013
Sofia the FirstStream
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Morgana
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2012
The Greatest Event in Television HistoryStream
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2012
Inside Comedy
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2012
CBS This Morning
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2012
FrankenweenieStream
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2012
Face OffStream
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2011
The Marilyn Denis Show
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2011
A Monster in Paris
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Madame Carlotta
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2011
KillersStream
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Mrs. Kornfeldt
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2010
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Aunt Ann
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2010
Modern FamilyStream
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Dr. Debra Radcliffe
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2009
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2009
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Where the Wild Things AreStream
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Gloria
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Wild About Books
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2006
30 RockStream
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Pearline
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2006
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2006
Monster House
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DJ's Mom
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Over the Hedge
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Penny the Porcupine
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2006
For Your ConsiderationStream
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Marilyn Hack
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2006
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Rowena
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Jessica Wilhern
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2006
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Kata
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2006
Made in Hollywood
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2005
Game 6Stream
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Lillian Rogan
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2005
Chicken LittleStream
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2005
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2004
Surviving ChristmasStream
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Christine Valco
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2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsStream
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Justice Strauss
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2004
The Wool Cap
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Gloria
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2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream
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2003
A Mighty WindStream
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Mickey Devlin Crabbe
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2003
Orange CountyStream
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Cindy Beugler
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2002
Six Feet UnderStream
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Carol Ward
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2001
Speaking of Sex
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Connie Barker
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2001
Curb Your EnthusiasmStream
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Bam Bam
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2000
Best in ShowStream
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Cookie Fleck
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2000
The Life Before This
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Sheena
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1999
Bartok the Magnificent
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Ludmilla
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1999
Kickin' It: With Byron Allen
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1998
Oh Baby
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1998
Home FriesStream
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Mrs. Lever
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1998
Hope
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Muriel Macswain
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1997
Pippi Longstocking
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Mrs. Prysselius
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1997
Waiting for GuffmanStream
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Sheila Albertson
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1996
The Last of the High Kings
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Cathleen
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1996
The Outer LimitsStream
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Becka Paulson
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1995
The Outer LimitsStream
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1995
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill
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Calamity Jane
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1995
Entertainers: With Byron Allen
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1994
The Paper
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Susan
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1994
Wyatt EarpStream
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Allie Earp
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1994
A Simple Twist of Fate
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April Simon
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1994
The Nightmare Before ChristmasStream
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Sally/Shock
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1993
팀 버튼의 크리스마스 악몽
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Sally/Shock
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1993
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
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1992
Allí Se Va el Vecindario
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1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkStream
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Kate McCallister
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1992
There Goes the Neighborhood
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Jessie Lodge
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1992
Betsy's WeddingStream
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Gloria Henner
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1990
Home AloneStream
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Kate McCallister
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1990
Little Vegas
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Lexie
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1990
Tales From the Crypt
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1989
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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1988
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed GrimleyStream
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Miss Malone
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1988
BeetlejuiceStream
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Delia
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1988
Really Weird Tales
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Theresa Sharpe
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1986
HeartburnStream
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Betty
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1986
After HoursStream
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Gail
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1985
Entertainment Tonight
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1981
SCTV
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1981
Nothing Personal
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Audrey
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1980
Please Don't Eat the Planet
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Ma Spademinder
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1979
Witch's Night Out
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1978
Good Morning America
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1975
Saturday Night LiveStream
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1975
Canada AM
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1972
TodayStream
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1952
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