Catherine O’Hara Bio | Wiki
Catherine O’Hara is a well-known Canadian-American actress. She has appeared on Second City Television and Schitt’s Creek as well as films like Beetlejuice, Home Alone, After Hours, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. O’Hara appeared in mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest; Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.
Moreover, she received the 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for SCTV Network, and the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1999 film The Life Before This. She starred as Moira Rose on the CBC sitcom Schitt’s Creek from 2015 to 2020 winning a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, TCA Award, and six consecutive Canadian Screen Awards.
Catherine O’Hara Age
She was born on March 4, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. O’Hara is 69 years old.
Catherine O’Hara Height
She is a woman of below-average stature. O’Hara stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (Approx 1.62 m).
Catherine O’Hara Family
She was born to her father and mother in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. O’Hara is the sixth of seven children growing up in a Catholic family. She holds Canadian and United States nationality and is of Irish descent. She has a sister Mary Margaret O’Hara who is a singer-songwriter.
Catherine O’Hara Husband
She married her loving husband Bo Welch in 1992. Bo serves as the production designer and they first met on the set of Beetlejuice. The duo are parents of two sons, Matthew born in 1994, and Luke born in 1997. Further, she is a singer-songwriter in her own right, having written and performed songs in Christopher Guest’s film A Mighty Wind. Further, she was named honorary mayor of Brentwood for 2021 and has situs inversus.
Catherine O’Hara Sons
O’Hara and her previous husband production designer Bo Welch have two sons Matthew and Luke. Matthew is 29 years old as of 2023 and Luke is 26 years old. Her sons are private as they are not public on social media. The two worked on the set of Schitt’s Creek according to Catherine’s May 2020 chat with Vanity Fair.
Catherine O’Hara Education
Sharri attended a local school in Toronto. However, the name of the school she graduated from remains unknown. Also, there are no details on whether she attended any college.
Catherine O’Hara Schitt’s Creek | Second City
She starred as Moira Rose on the CBC sitcom Schitt’s Creek from 2015 to 2020. Moira is the eccentric former star of the soap opera Sunrise Bay. The film is about the trials and tribulations of the formerly wealthy Rose family. For her role, she won a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, TCA Award, and six consecutive Canadian Screen Awards.
Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy | Movies
Eugene is a 76-year-old Canadian actor and comedian who has appeared in Schitt’s Creek along with O’Hara playing as Johnny Rose. Johnny is a former video store chain owner, generally the most levelheaded of the Rose family. The two have been in movies including:
Back Home Again in 2021
SCTV
Schitt’s Creek from 2015 to 2022
Catherine O’Hara Sons
O’Hara and her previous husband production designer Bo Welch have two sons Matthew and Luke.
Catherine O’Hara Interview
She has appeared in several interviews including, RS Interview Special Edition in 2020, Her Favorite Impressions And Talks Home Alone on Carson Tonight Show in 2021, and Tim Burton set her up with her husband at Etalk Interview in 2023. Her interviews are available on YouTube.
Catherine O’Hara Modern Family
She appeared in an episode of “Clean Out Your Junk Drawer” as Dr. Debra Radcliffe in Modern Family in 2015. The series ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020, and was created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company.
Catherine O’Hara Beetlejuice
She had a starring role in the 1988 fantasy horror comedy film Beetlejuice. The film plot around a recently deceased couple who, as ghosts haunting their former home, contact Betelgeuse, an obnoxious and devious “bio-exorcist” from the Netherworld, to scare away the house’s new inhabitants. In the film, O’Hara potrays as Delia Deetz.
Catherine O’Hara Movies
She has appeared in numerous films, some of which include:
- Nothing Personal as Audrey in 1980
- Rock & Rule as Aunt Edith (voice) in 1983
- Beetlejuice as Delia Deetz in 1988
- Home Alone as Kate McCallister in 1990
- The Nightmare Before Christmas as Sally / Shock (voice) in 1993
- The Last of the High Kings as Cathleen in 1996
- Bartok the Magnificent as Ludmilla (voice) in 1999
- A Mighty Wind as Mickey Crabbe in 2003
- Over the Hedge as Penny (voice) in 2006
- For Your Consideration as Marilyn Heck in 2006
- Killers as Mrs. Kornfeldt in 2010
- A.C.O.D. as Melissa in 2013
- When Marnie Was There as Marnie (old) (voice) in 2014
- The Addams Family as Grandma Frump (voice) in 2019
- Canada: Far and Wide as Herself (voice) in 2020
- Extinct as Alma (voice) in 2021
Catherine O’Hara Home Alone | Home Alone Age
He also appeared in the 1990 Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. In the film, she potrays as Kate, Kevin’s mother, and also reprised her role in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in 1992.
Catherine O’Hara Actress
Her comedy career began in 1974 as a cast member of The Second City in her hometown, Toronto. She then became a regular performer on the sketch comedy show SCTV. She was then hired to replace Ann Risley when Saturday Night Live was being retooled in 1981 but quite the show without ever appearing on air, choosing to go back to SCTV when the show signed on with NBC. Moreover, her tv career began in the mid-1970s as she appeared in a 1975 Wayne and Shuster special on CBC.
She then appeared in several shows and made guest appearances on Tales from the Crypt, Oh Baby, Morton & Hayes, and The Larry Sanders Show. O’Hara had a feature debut in the 1980 film Double Negative and appeared in many supporting roles, including Martin Scorsese’s After Hours and Heartburn, with Meryl Streep. Further, she worked alongside Jeff Daniels in the comedy There Goes the Neighborhood.
She also served as a voice artist in a number of animated movies, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Bartok the Magnificent, Chicken Little, Over the Hedge, and Monster House among others. In addition, she starred as Moira Rose on the CBC sitcom Schitt’s Creek from 2015 to 2020 winning a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, TCA Award, and six consecutive Canadian Screen Awards.
Catherine O’Hara Net Worth
She has earned a decent fortune from working as an actress. O’Hara’s net worth is $10 Million.
How Old Is Catherine O’Hara
O’Hara is 69 years old born on March 4, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Who Is Catherine O’Hara
O’Hara is a well-known Canadian-American actress. She has appeared on Second City Television and Schitt’s Creek as well as films like Beetlejuice, Home Alone, After Hours, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. She is married to Bo Welch.
Is Catherine O’Hara Married
Yes. She is married to Bo Welch. The duo are parents of two sons, Matthew and Luke.