Catherine O'Hara
2.1Acting

Catherine O'Hara

Mar 4, 1954 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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."

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2006Brother Bear 2Kata (voice)
Movie1990Home AloneKate
Movie1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkKate
Movie1988BeetlejuiceDelia
Movie1985After HoursGail
Movie1983Rock & RuleAunt Edith (voice)
Movie2006Over the HedgePenny (voice)
Movie2006PenelopeJessica Wilhern
Movie1980From ClevelandVarious
Movie1994Wyatt EarpAllie Earp
Movie1985PMS - Premenstrual SyndromeMary Marcus
Movie1998Home FriesBeatrice Lever
Movie1994The PaperSusan
Movie1993The Nightmare Before ChristmasSally / Shock (voice)
Movie2010Temple GrandinAunt Ann
Movie2006Monster HouseMom (voice)
Movie2003The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me LunchAstro Glide
Movie1997Pippi LongstockingMrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)
Movie2021Back Home AgainMayor Owl (voice)
Movie2005Chicken LittleTina - Alien Mom (voice)
Movie2003A Mighty WindMickey Crabbe
Movie1986HeartburnBetty
Movie2000Best in ShowCookie Fleck
Movie2021An Audience with AdeleSelf
Movie2023ElementalBrook (voice)
Movie2006For Your ConsiderationMarilyn Hack
Movie1994A Simple Twist of FateApril Simon
Movie2004Surviving ChristmasChristine Valco
Movie2010KillersMrs. Kornfeldt
Movie2012FrankenweenieMrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
Movie1996The Last of the High KingsCathleen
Movie1996Waiting for GuffmanSheila Albertson
Movie2009Where the Wild Things AreJudith (voice)
Movie1978Witch's Night OutMalicious
Movie1999Bartok the MagnificentLudmilla (voice)
Movie2009Away We GoGloria Farlander
Movie2024Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceDelia
Movie2021Catherine O'Hara: All of Us ShineSelf
Movie1985The Last PolkaLemon Twin
Movie2013A.C.O.D.Melissa
Movie2013The Right Kind of WrongTess
Movie1999Late Last NightDr. Fontes
Movie2013Tales from the Warner Bros. LotSelf
Movie1979Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the PlanetMa Spademinder (voice)
Movie2002Orange CountyCindy Beugler
Movie1999The Life Before ThisSheena
Movie2023Pain HustlersJackie
Movie1990Little VegasLexie
Movie1992There Goes the NeighborhoodJessie Lodge
Movie2005Wild About Books
Movie2020Canada Far and WideHerself
Movie1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureCalamity Jane
Movie1997HopeMuriel Macswain
Movie2024The Wild RobotPinktail (voice)
Movie2015Being CanadianSelf
Movie1980Easter FeverScarlett O'Hare (voice)
Movie2006Christmas with SCTV
Movie1980Double NegativeJudith
Movie2000Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed BigLorna Mae Loon (voice)
Movie1986Really Weird TalesTheresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
Movie2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsJustice Strauss
Movie2004The Wool CapGloria
Movie2006Game 6Lillian Rogan
Movie1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry OsgoodMarie Antoinette
MovieN/ATwilight ParkQueen Henrietta
Movie1980Nothing PersonalAudrey
Movie2001Speaking of SexConnie Barker
Movie1990Dick TracyTexie Garcia
Movie1985Tears Are Not EnoughSelf
Movie2006Barbie in the 12 Dancing PrincessesDuchess Rowena (voice)
Movie1990Betsy's WeddingGloria Henner
Movie2019The Addams FamilyGrandma Frump (voice)
Movie2021ExtinctAlma (voice)
Movie2005John Candy: Comic SpiritSelf
Movie2020Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek FarewellSelf
Movie2020Stronger Together, Tous EnsembleSelf
Movie1988The Best of SCTV
Movie1989I, Martin Short, Goes HollywoodNancy Mae
Movie1982Rome, Italian StyleUrsula Schneider
Movie2002Searching for Debra WingerSelf
Movie1989Andrea Martin... Together Again
Movie2021The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
Movie2024ArgylleRuth
Movie2025You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie1991Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoulNarrator (voice)
TV Show2001Six Feet UnderCarol Ward4
TV Show1985George Burns Comedy Week13
TV Show1990Dream OnIrma1
TV Show1989Tales from the CryptGeraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")1
TV Show1997The ViewSelf1
TV Show1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2
TV Show1976Second City TelevisionSelf - Various Characters80
TV Show2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf1
TV Show2012Inside ComedySelf1
TV Show2012The Greatest Event in Television HistoryMuriel Rush1
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee1
TV Show1995MADtvWoman on Blind Date1
TV Show2009Modern FamilyDr. Debra Radcliffe1
TV Show1990The Dave Thomas Comedy Show5
TV Show1997Pippi Longstocking0
TV Show1991The Hidden RoomLaurel Brody33
TV Show1984The New Show10
TV Show1983SCTV Channel19
TV Show2009Glenn Martin, DDSJackie Martin40
TV Show1991Morton & HayesAmelia Von Astor6
TV Show1995The Outer LimitsBecka Paulson1
TV Show1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed GrimleyMiss Malone13
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf2
TV Show1992The Larry Sanders ShowCatherine O'Hara1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host2
TV Show2001Committed13
TV Show2015Schitt's CreekMoira Rose79
TV Show2015What Lives InsideSarah Delaney4
TV Show2015Moonbeam CityGlam (voice)1
TV Show2000Curb Your EnthusiasmBam Bam1
TV Show200630 RockPearline1
TV Show1998Oh Baby1
TV Show2017A Series of Unfortunate EventsDr. Orwell3
TV Show2006Second City: First Family of ComedySelf (Archival Footage)3
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest4
TV Show2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf1
TV Show2014PaparaGillesSelf1
TV Show2025The StudioPatty Leigh10
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)1
TV Show2020Stars in the HouseSelf1
TV Show2019The Last Kids on EarthSkaelka (voice)21
TV Show2020Who Wants to Be a MillionaireSelf - Contestant2
TV Show2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf1
TV Show1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf1
TV Show1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?Herself3
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self1
TV Show1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistCatherine (voice)1
TV Show2002Bram & AliceMs. O'Connor1
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter1
TV Show2023The Last of UsGail3

Crew

Media
Movie1988The Best of SCTVWriterWriting
Movie1985PMS - Premenstrual SyndromeWriterWriting
Movie1980From ClevelandWriterWriting
Movie1986Really Weird TalesWriterWriting
Movie1989Andrea Martin... Together AgainWriterWriting
TV Show1990Dream OnDirectorDirecting
TV Show1995The Outer LimitsDirectorDirecting
TV Show2015Schitt's CreekConsulting ProducerProduction
TV Show1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAdditional WritingCrew