Catherine O'Hara

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-03-04 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Catherine O'Hara

Biography

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."

Acting

2006

Brother Bear 2

as Kata (voice)

1990

Home Alone

as Kate

1988

Beetlejuice

as Delia

1985

1983

Rock & Rule

as Aunt Edith (voice)

2006

Over the Hedge

as Penny (voice)

2006

Penelope

as Jessica Wilhern

1980

From Cleveland

as Various

1994

Wyatt Earp

as Allie Earp

1985

1998

Home Fries

as Beatrice Lever

1994

The Paper

as Susan

1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Sally / Shock (voice)

2010

Temple Grandin

as Aunt Ann

2006

Monster House

as Mom (voice)

1997

Pippi Longstocking

as Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)

2021

Back Home Again

as Mayor Owl (voice)

2005

Chicken Little

as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)

2003

A Mighty Wind

as Mickey Crabbe

1986

Heartburn

as Betty

2000

Best in Show

as Cookie Fleck

2023

Elemental

as Brook (voice)

2006

For Your Consideration

as Marilyn Hack

1994

2004

Surviving Christmas

as Christine Valco

2010

Killers

as Mrs. Kornfeldt

2012

Frankenweenie

as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)

1996

Waiting for Guffman

as Sheila Albertson

2009

Where the Wild Things Are

as Judith (voice)

1978

Witch's Night Out

as Malicious

1999

Bartok the Magnificent

as Ludmilla (voice)

2009

Away We Go

as Gloria Farlander

1985

The Last Polka

as Lemon Twin

2013

A.C.O.D.

as Melissa

1999

Late Last Night

as Dr. Fontes

2002

Orange County

as Cindy Beugler

2023

Pain Hustlers

as Jackie

1990

Little Vegas

as Lexie

1992

2020

1997

Hope

as Muriel Macswain

2024

The Wild Robot

as Pinktail (voice)

2015

1980

Easter Fever

as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)

1980

2000

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)

1986

Really Weird Tales

as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")

2004

The Wool Cap

as Gloria

2006

Game 6

as Lillian Rogan

-

Twilight Park

as Queen Henrietta

1980

2001

Speaking of Sex

as Connie Barker

1990

Dick Tracy

as Texie Garcia

2006

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

as Duchess Rowena (voice)

1990

Betsy's Wedding

as Gloria Henner

2019

The Addams Family

as Grandma Frump (voice)

2021

Extinct

as Alma (voice)

1982

Rome, Italian Style

as Ursula Schneider

2024

Argylle

as Ruth

1991

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul

as Narrator (voice)

Production

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