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 Canadian actress, writer, and comedian, Catherine O'Hara gained recognition as one of the original cast members on the Canadian television sketch comedy show SCTV (1976). On the series, she impersonated the likes of Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker, Gilda Radner, Katharine Hepburn, and Brooke Shields. O'Hara stayed with the show for its entirety (1976-1984). She went on to devote her talents to several films directed by Tim Burton, including Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and later, Frankenweenie (2012). O'Hara also frequently collaborated with director and writer, Christopher Guest, appearing in his mockumentary films, three of which earned her awards and nominations; Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). Recently, O'Hara can be seen on the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek (2015). Her work in the series earned two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Lead Actress (2016 and 2017).
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Canadian actress, writer, and comedian, Catherine O'Hara gained recognition as one of the original cast members on the Canadian television sketch comedy show SCTV (1976). On the series, she impersonated the likes of Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker, Gilda Radner, Katharine Hepburn, and Brooke Shields. O'Hara stayed with the show for its entirety (1976-1984). She went on to devote her talents to several films directed by Tim Burton, including Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and later, Frankenweenie (2012). O'Hara also frequently collaborated with director and writer, Christopher Guest, appearing in his mockumentary films, three of which earned her awards and nominations; Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). Recently, O'Hara can be seen on the Canadian television comedy series Schitt's Creek (2015). Her work in the series earned two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Lead Actress (2016 and 2017).
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Gave a tearful eulogy at the funeral for John Candy.Revealed in 2014 that Macaulay Culkin, her on-screen son from Home Alone (1990) still calls her "Mom".Has a congenital condition called "Situs Inversus" in which the organs of the chest and abdomen are arranged in a perfect mirror image reversal of the normal positioning. Most people with situs inversus have no medical symptoms or complications resulting from the condition and it only occurs in less than 1 in 10,000.She has known Eugene Levy since her days on SCTV (1976) and has known Dan Levy since he was a baby.Often cast in Tim Burton films. He directed her in Beetlejuice (1988) and Frankenweenie (2012), and she provided voices for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which Burton produced. She also starred in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) that he originally was set to direct.Her good friend John Candy passed away on her 40th birthday. She gave a tearful eulogy at his funeral.Her acting mentor was Comedian Gilda Radner.Pictured on one of a set of five nondenominated Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring Great Canadian Comedians, issued 29 August 2014. In addition to the main portrait, she is shown in her roles as Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988), Marilyn Hack in For Your Consideration (2006), and Mickey Crabbe in A Mighty Wind (2003). Others honored in this set are Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Martin Short, and Olivier Guimond. Price of each stamp on day of issue was 85��.In 2013, she participated in "Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton" to perform "Sally's Song" from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). She received a standing ovation when she entered the stage, as well as when she left.Shares a 40-year friendship with Eugene Levy; together they have appeared in several projects: SCTV (1976), SCTV Network (1981), SCTV Channel (1983), Nothing Personal (1980), The Last Polka (1985),Double Negative (1980), I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), Over the Hedge (2006), For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Episode dated 5 May 1975 (1975).Learned to play the autoharp for her role in A Mighty Wind (2003).Received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in June 2007.Sister of critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Mary Margaret O'Hara.She is a naturalized a U.S. citizen.Began working at Toronto's "Second City" in 1973 as a waitress. Her brother Marc O'Hara, and sister Mary Margaret O'Hara also had jobs there.Is one of 7 children.After securing Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern for Home Alone (1990), Chris Columbus felt confident enough to cast actors who were his heroes growing up, like O'Hara after seeing her work on SCTV (1976) as well as John Heard, and Tim Curry and Rob Schneider on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) because they were all open to the films.Stars in two Holiday classics, Home Alone (1990) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), that are annually given a theatrical December-re-release around the world.Composed the two songs she and her sister Mary Margaret O'Hara and friend Robin Duke performed in The Last Polka (1985).Has 2 sons, Matthew Welch (born 1994) and Luke Welch (born 1997), with Bo Welch.She was part of the group Northern Lights who sang the song "Tears Are Not Enough" which was on the "We Are The World" album.Crowned Queen of Comedy after her years as a regular on SCTV (1976). Catherine O'Hara has an almost religious cult following around the world.Does an excellent impersonation of Katharine Hepburn, as seen on SCTV (1976).Wrote SCTV (1976)'s famous sketch "High-Q", considered one of the funniest sketches on SCTV (1976).Went to the same high school as fellow Canadian entertainer David Foley.Owns a cottage (along with her husband Bo Welch) in Muskoka, Ontario.Has appeared in two unconnected adaptations of Daniel Handler's book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events"; As Justice Strauss in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) and as Dr. Georgina Orwell in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2016).Third generation Irish/Canadian/Catholic.Appeared in three films with Joe Pesci: Betsy's Wedding (1990), Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).Turned down a part in Mascots (2016), by her frequent collaborator Christopher Guest, due to scheduling conflicts with Schitt's Creek (2015). It was his first film since The Big Picture (1989) she didn't star in.Auditioned for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987). Holly Hunter was cast instead.A high school friend of Robin Duke at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. They first acted together in a school production of "Harvey".Luke Perry died on Catherine's 65th birthday and her good friend and SCTV alumni John Candy died on her 40th birthday. |
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Catherine O'Hara |
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Actress,Writer,Producer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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IMDB |
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Actress,Writer,Producer |
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Actress,Writer,Producer |
| Model rank: |
19 |
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2024-07-01 03:29:42 |
| Height: |
5' 4' (1.63 m) |
| Biography: |
Canadian actress, writer, and comedian, Catherine O\'Hara gained recognition as one of the original cast members on the Canadian television sketch comedy show SCTV (1976). On the series, she impersonated the likes of Lucille Ball, Tammy Faye Bakker, |
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Gave a tearful eulogy at the funeral for John Candy.Revealed in 2014 that Macaulay Culkin, her on-screen son from Home Alone (1990) still calls her "Mom".Has a congenital condition called "Situs Inversus" in which the organs of the chest and abdomen are arranged in a perfect mirror image reversal of the normal positioning. Most people with situs inversus have no medical symptoms or complications resulting from the condition and it only occurs in less than 1 in 10,000.She has known Eugene Levy since her days on SCTV (1976) and has known Dan Levy since he was a baby.Often cast in Tim Burton films. He directed her in Beetlejuice (1988) and Frankenweenie (2012), and she provided voices for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which Burton produced. She also starred in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) that he originally was set to direct.Her good friend John Candy passed away on her 40th birthday. She gave a tearful eulogy at his funeral.Her acting mentor was Comedian Gilda Radner.Pictured on one of a set of five nondenominated Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring Great Canadian Comedians, issued 29 August 2014. In addition to the main portrait, she is shown in her roles as Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988), Marilyn Hack in For Your Consideration (2006), and Mickey Crabbe in A Mighty Wind (2003). Others honored in this set are Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Martin Short, and Olivier Guimond. Price of each stamp on day of issue was 85��.In 2013, she participated in "Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton" to perform "Sally's Song" from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). She received a standing ovation when she entered the stage, as well as when she left.Shares a 40-year friendship with Eugene Levy; together they have appeared in several projects: SCTV (1976), SCTV Network (1981), SCTV Channel (1983), Nothing Personal (1980), The Last Polka (1985),Double Negative (1980), I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), Over the Hedge (2006), For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Episode dated 5 May 1975 (1975).Learned to play the autoharp for her role in A Mighty Wind (2003).Received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in June 2007.Sister of critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Mary Margaret O'Hara.She is a naturalized a U.S. citizen.Began working at Toronto's "Second City" in 1973 as a waitress. Her brother Marc O'Hara, and sister Mary Margaret O'Hara also had jobs there.Is one of 7 children.After securing Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern for Home Alone (1990), Chris Columbus felt confident enough to cast actors who were his heroes growing up, like O'Hara after seeing her work on SCTV (1976) as well as John Heard, and Tim Curry and Rob Schneider on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) because they were all open to the films.Stars in two Holiday classics, Home Alone (1990) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), that are annually given a theatrical December-re-release around the world.Composed the two songs she and her sister Mary Margaret O'Hara and friend Robin Duke performed in The Last Polka (1985).Has 2 sons, Matthew Welch (born 1994) and Luke Welch (born 1997), with Bo Welch.She was part of the group Northern Lights who sang the song "Tears Are Not Enough" which was on the "We Are The World" album.Crowned Queen of Comedy after her years as a regular on SCTV (1976). Catherine O'Hara has an almost religious cult following around the world.Does an excellent impersonation of Katharine Hepburn, as seen on SCTV (1976).Wrote SCTV (1976)'s famous sketch "High-Q", considered one of the funniest sketches on SCTV (1976).Went to the same high school as fellow Canadian entertainer David Foley.Owns a cottage (along with her husband Bo Welch) in Muskoka, Ontario.Has appeared in two unconnected adaptations of Daniel Handler's book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events"; As Justice Strauss in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) and as Dr. Georgina Orwell in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2016).Third generation Irish/Canadian/Catholic.Appeared in three films with Joe Pesci: Betsy's Wedding (1990), Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).Turned down a part in Mascots (2016), by her frequent collaborator Christopher Guest, due to scheduling conflicts with Schitt's Creek (2015). It was his first film since The Big Picture (1989) she didn't star in.Auditioned for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987). Holly Hunter was cast instead.A high school friend of Robin Duke at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. They first acted together in a school production of "Harvey".Luke Perry died on Catherine's 65th birthday and her good friend and SCTV alumni John Candy died on her 40th birthday. |
| Trademarks: |
Her smile |
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I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of me. I believe in prayer, even though I'm not that religious. I just have that foundation from my family. I mean when you think that you're just a human being and one of God's creatures, you can't take anything that seriously.
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I lived in LA for a few months. It seemed like no one there had parents. Or if they did have parents, they would deny it.
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I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.
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I know. I'm lazy. But I made myself a New Years resolution that I would write myself something really special. Which means I have 'til December, right?
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Night time really is the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone is asleep. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Writer,Producer |
| Others works: |
TV commercial for Dristan nasal spray (1979) (Canada)
(October 2013) Performed "Sally's Song" from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) in a segment of "Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton" held at the Nokia T |
| Spouse: |
Bo Welch (April 25, 1992 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Matthew WelchLuke Welch |
| Relatives: |
Marc O'Hara (Sibling)
Mary Margaret O'Hara (Sibling)
Michael P. O'Hara (Sibling) |
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