About
Catherine O'Hara
Overview
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."
Known for
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| 2025 | Twilight Park | Actor | Queen Henrietta | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot | Actor | Pinktail (voice) | 80 Very good |
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Actor | Delia | 69 Fair |
| 2024 | Argylle | Actor | Ruth | 60 Fair |
| 2023 | Pain Hustlers | Actor | Jackie | 62 Fair |
| 2023 | Elemental | Actor | Brook (voice) | 74 Good |
| 2021 | Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2021 | Back Home Again | Actor | Mayor Owl (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2021 | The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2021 | Extinct | Actor | Alma (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Canada Far and Wide | Actor | Herself | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Actor | Grandma Frump (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2019 | The Last Kids on Earth | Actor | Skaelka (voice) | 71 Good |
| 2015 | Being Canadian | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2015 | What Lives Inside | Actor | Sarah Delaney | 70 Good |
| 2015 | Schitt's Creek | Actor | Moira Rose | 76 Good |
| 2013 | The Right Kind of Wrong | Actor | Tess | 58 Average |
| 2013 | A.C.O.D. | Actor | Melissa | 57 Average |
| 2013 | Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie | Actor | Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2010 | Killers | Actor | Mrs. Kornfeldt | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin | Actor | Aunt Ann | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Actor | Judith (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Actor | Jackie Martin | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | Away We Go | Actor | Gloria Farlander | 62 Fair |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Actor | Marilyn Hack | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | Actor | Duchess Rowena (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2006 | Second City: First Family of Comedy | Actor | Self (Archival Footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Brother Bear 2 | Actor | Kata (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | Monster House | Actor | Mom (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Actor | Penny (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | Game 6 | Actor | Lillian Rogan | 57 Average |
| 2006 | Penelope | Actor | Jessica Wilhern | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | Christmas with SCTV | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2005 | Chicken Little | Actor | Tina - Alien Mom (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2005 | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Wild About Books | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Actor | Justice Strauss | 67 Fair |
| 2004 | The Wool Cap | Actor | Gloria | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas | Actor | Christine Valco | 57 Average |
| 2003 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Actor | Astro Glide | 58 Average |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Actor | Mickey Crabbe | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | Bram & Alice | Actor | Ms. O'Connor | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Orange County | Actor | Cindy Beugler | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Actor | Connie Barker | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Committed | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 2000 | Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big | Actor | Lorna Mae Loon (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Actor | Cookie Fleck | 64 Fair |
| 1999 | The Life Before This | Actor | Sheena | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Bartok the Magnificent | Actor | Ludmilla (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Late Last Night | Actor | Dr. Fontes | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Home Fries | Actor | Beatrice Lever | 57 Average |
| 1997 | Hope | Actor | Muriel Macswain | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Pippi Longstocking | Actor | Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Last of the High Kings | Actor | Cathleen | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman | Actor | Sheila Albertson | 62 Fair |
| 1995 | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure | Actor | Calamity Jane | 59 Average |
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | Actor | April Simon | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Actor | Allie Earp | 64 Fair |
| 1994 | The Paper | Actor | Susan | 60 Fair |
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Actor | Sally / Shock (voice) | 77 Good |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Actor | Kate McCallister | 67 Fair |
| 1992 | There Goes the Neighborhood | Actor | Jessie Lodge | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes | Actor | Amelia Von Astor | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | Actor | Laurel Brody | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Actor | Kate McCallister | 73 Good |
| 1990 | Little Vegas | Actor | Lexie | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Actor | Gloria Henner | 58 Average |
| 1990 | The Dave Thomas Comedy Show | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Actor | Texie Garcia | 60 Fair |
| 1989 | Andrea Martin... Together Again | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Actor | Nancy Mae | 59 Average |
| 1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | Actor | Miss Malone | 69 Fair |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1988 | Beetlejuice | Actor | Delia | 72 Good |
| 1986 | Really Weird Tales | Actor | Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving") | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Actor | Betty | 59 Average |
| 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Actor | Marie Antoinette | 59 Average |
| 1985 | PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome | Actor | Mary Marcus | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Tears Are Not Enough | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1985 | After Hours | Actor | Gail | 70 Good |
| 1985 | The Last Polka | Actor | Lemon Twin | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The New Show | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 1983 | SCTV Channel | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 1983 | Rock & Rule | Actor | Aunt Edith (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Rome, Italian Style | Actor | Ursula Schneider | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | From Cleveland | Actor | Various | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Double Negative | Actor | Judith | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Easter Fever | Actor | Scarlett O'Hare (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal | Actor | Audrey | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet | Actor | Ma Spademinder (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Witch's Night Out | Actor | Malicious | 59 Average |
| Godspell 2025 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| The Studio | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 1989 | Andrea Martin... Together Again | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Really Weird Tales | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 1985 | PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 | Writing | Writer | 70 Good |
| 1980 | From Cleveland | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2015 | Schitt's Creek | Production | Consulting Producer | 76 Good |