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."
Movies
Brother Bear 2
Kata (voice)
Home Alone
Kate
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Kate
Beetlejuice
Delia
After Hours
Gail
Rock & Rule
Aunt Edith (voice)
Over the Hedge
Penny (voice)
Penelope
Jessica Wilhern
From Cleveland
Various
Wyatt Earp
Allie Earp
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
Mary Marcus
Home Fries
Beatrice Lever
The Paper
Susan
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sally / Shock (voice)
Temple Grandin
Aunt Ann
Monster House
Mom (voice)
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Astro Glide
Pippi Longstocking
Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)
Back Home Again
Mayor Owl (voice)
Chicken Little
Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
A Mighty Wind
Mickey Crabbe
Heartburn
Betty
Best in Show
Cookie Fleck
An Audience with Adele
Self
Elemental
Brook (voice)
For Your Consideration
Marilyn Hack
A Simple Twist of Fate
April Simon
Surviving Christmas
Christine Valco
Killers
Mrs. Kornfeldt
Frankenweenie
Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
The Last of the High Kings
Cathleen
Waiting for Guffman
Sheila Albertson
Where the Wild Things Are
Judith (voice)
Witch's Night Out
Malicious
Bartok the Magnificent
Ludmilla (voice)
Away We Go
Gloria Farlander
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Delia
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self
The Last Polka
Lemon Twin
A.C.O.D.
Melissa
The Right Kind of Wrong
Tess
Late Last Night
Dr. Fontes
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
Ma Spademinder (voice)
Orange County
Cindy Beugler
The Life Before This
Sheena
Pain Hustlers
Jackie
Little Vegas
Lexie
There Goes the Neighborhood
Jessie Lodge
Wild About Books
Canada Far and Wide
Herself
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Calamity Jane
Hope
Muriel Macswain
The Wild Robot
Pinktail (voice)
Being Canadian
Self
Easter Fever
Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
Christmas with SCTV
Double Negative
Judith
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
Really Weird Tales
Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Justice Strauss
The Wool Cap
Gloria
Game 6
Lillian Rogan
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Marie Antoinette
Twilight Park
Queen Henrietta
Nothing Personal
Audrey
Speaking of Sex
Connie Barker
Dick Tracy
Texie Garcia
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
Duchess Rowena (voice)
Betsy's Wedding
Gloria Henner
The Addams Family
Grandma Frump (voice)
Extinct
Alma (voice)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
The Best of SCTV
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Nancy Mae
Rome, Italian Style
Ursula Schneider
Searching for Debra Winger
Self
Andrea Martin... Together Again
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
Argylle
Ruth
Godspell 2025
Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul
Narrator (voice)
Shows
Six Feet Under
Carol Ward
George Burns Comedy Week
Dream On
Irma
Tales from the Crypt
Geraldine Ferrett
The View
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Second City Television
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
Inside Comedy
Self
The Greatest Event in Television History
Muriel Rush
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
MADtv
Woman on Blind Date
Modern Family
Dr. Debra Radcliffe
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
Pippi Longstocking
The Hidden Room
Laurel Brody
SCTV Network 90
The New Show
SCTV Channel
Glenn Martin, DDS
Jackie Martin
Morton & Hayes
Amelia Von Astor
Bram & Alice
Ms. O'Connor
The Outer Limits
Becka Paulson
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
Miss Malone
The Oscars
Self
The Larry Sanders Show
Catherine O'Hara
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Committed
Schitt's Creek
Moira Rose
What Lives Inside
Sarah Delaney
Moonbeam City
Glam (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bam Bam
30 Rock
Pearline
Oh Baby
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Dr. Orwell
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self (Archival Footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
PaparaGilles
Self
The Studio
Amy
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Stars in the House
Self
The Last Kids on Earth
Skaelka (voice)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self