Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Birthday: March 4
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Catherine O’Hara is best known for prominent roles in Beetlejuice, Home Alone – where she played Macaulay Culkin’s mother “Kate McCallister,” and Best in Show. She was the voice of “Sally/Shock” in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, guest starred on Six Feet Under, and played “Aunt Ann” in HBO movie Temple Grandin.

Catherine O’Hara is best known for prominent roles in Beetlejuice, Home Alone – where she played Macaulay Culkin’s mother “Kate McCallister,” and Best in Show. She was the voice of “Sally/Shock” in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, guest starred on Six Feet Under, and played “Aunt Ann” in HBO movie Temple Grandin. O’Hara helped close the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics where she spoke at the closing ceremony alongside fellow Canadians Michael J. Fox and William Shatner.

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Awards & Nominations

8 Nominations | 2 Emmys
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series - 2020
  • Winner
  • Catherine O'Hara, as Moira Rose
  • Schitt's Creek
  • Pop TV
  • Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series - 2019
  • Nominee
  • Catherine O'Hara, as Moira Rose
  • Schitt's Creek
  • Pop TV
  • Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - 2010
  • Nominee
  • Catherine O'Hara, as Aunt Ann
  • Temple Grandin
  • HBO
  • A Ruby Films, Gerson Saines Production in association with HBO Films

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The team from Schitt's Creek in an ABC Virtual Portrait for the 72nd Emmy Awards.
Catherine O'hara in an ABC Virtual Portrait for the 72nd Emmy Awards.
Jennifer Aniston presents the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series to Catherine O'Hara for Schitt’s Creek at the 72nd Emmy Awards.
2019 Performers Nominee Reception
Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards.
Connie Britton, Catherine O'Hara & Elisabeth Moss attend the Performers Nominee Reception
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The team from Schitt's Creek in an ABC Virtual Portrait for the 72nd Emmy Awards.
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The team from Schitt's Creek in an ABC Virtual Portrait for the 72nd Emmy Awards.

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Catherine O'hara in an ABC Virtual Portrait for the 72nd Emmy Awards.
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Catherine O'Hara in an ABC Virtual Portrait for the 72nd Emmy Awards.

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Jennifer Aniston presents the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series to Catherine O'Hara for Schitt’s Creek at the 72nd Emmy Awards.
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Jennifer Aniston presents the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series to Catherine O'Hara for Schitt’s Creek at the 72nd Emmy Awards.

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2019 Performers Nominee Reception
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Marin Hinkle, Mandy Moore, and Catherine O'Hara at the 2019 Performers Nominee Reception on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.

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Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards.
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Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards. 

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Connie Britton, Catherine O'Hara & Elisabeth Moss attend the Performers Nominee Reception
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