Obit Catherine O'Hara
FILE - Former cast members of SCTV, from left, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty, Catherine O'Hara, Andrea Martin, foreground, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy and Martin Short, pose at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival on March 6, 1999, in Aspen, Colo.
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Catherine O'Hara has died at 71. The Emmy-winning actor was known for her roles on “SCTV,” “Schitt's Creek,” and the two "Home Alone" films. Her agency, CAA, announced she died Friday at her Los Angeles home after a brief illness. O'Hara was a Canadian-born actor who gained fame through Toronto's Second City Theatre. She was also one of the key stars of the sketch comedy show "SCTV." Her career spanned decades, and she was celebrated for her comedic brilliance in films including “Beetlejuice" and “Best in Show.” She won an Emmy for “Schitt's Creek” and got Emmy nominations for late-career roles in “The Last of Us” and “The Studio.”
Celebrities are reacting to the death of actor Catherine O'Hara, who died Friday in Los Angeles at 71. Pedro Pascal worked with her in “The Last of Us.” He said it was genius to be near her, and he was eternally grateful. Her co-star in two “Home Alone” movies, Macaulay Culkin, said on social media that he thought they would have more time. “I love you. I'll see you later,” he wrote on Instagram. Actor and comedian Kevin Nealon said O'Hara created characters that “we'll rewatch again and again.” “Heartburn” co-star Meryl Streep said O'Hara “brought love and light to our world, through whipsmart compassion for the collection of eccentrics she portrayed.”
