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."

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Self

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

The Last of Us

Gail

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	Delia
2024	The Wild Robot	Pinktail (voice)
2024	Argylle	Ruth
2023	Elemental	Brook (voice)
2023	Pain Hustlers	Jackie
2023	Lynch/Oz	Judith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021	Back Home Again	Mayor Owl (voice)
2021	An Audience with Adele	Self
2021	Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine	Self
2021	Extinct	Alma (voice)
2021	The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2020	Canada Far and Wide	Herself
2020	Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell	Self
2020	Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble	Self
2019	The Addams Family	Grandma Frump (voice)
2015	Being Canadian	Self
2013	A.C.O.D.	Melissa
2013	The Right Kind of Wrong	Tess
2013	Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot	Self
2012	Frankenweenie	Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)
2010	Temple Grandin	Aunt Ann
2010	Killers	Mrs. Kornfeldt
2009	Where the Wild Things Are	Judith (voice)
2009	Away We Go	Gloria Farlander
2006	Brother Bear 2	Kata (voice)
2006	Over the Hedge	Penny (voice)
2006	Penelope	Jessica Wilhern
2006	Monster House	Mom (voice)
2006	For Your Consideration	Marilyn Hack
2006	Christmas with SCTV
2006	Game 6	Lillian Rogan
2006	Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses	Duchess Rowena (voice)
2005	Chicken Little	Tina - Alien Mom (voice)
2005	Wild About Books
2005	John Candy: Comic Spirit	Self
2004	Surviving Christmas	Christine Valco
2004	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Justice Strauss
2004	The Wool Cap	Gloria
2003	The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch	Astro Glide
2003	A Mighty Wind	Mickey Crabbe
2002	Orange County	Cindy Beugler
2002	Searching for Debra Winger	Self
2001	Speaking of Sex	Connie Barker
2000	Best in Show	Cookie Fleck
2000	Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big	Lorna Mae Loon (voice)
1999	Bartok the Magnificent	Ludmilla (voice)
1999	Late Last Night	Dr. Fontes
1999	The Life Before This	Sheena
1998	Home Fries	Beatrice Lever
1997	Pippi Longstocking	Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)
1997	Hope	Muriel Macswain
1996	The Last of the High Kings	Cathleen
1996	Waiting for Guffman	Sheila Albertson
1995	Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure	Calamity Jane
1994	Wyatt Earp	Allie Earp
1994	The Paper	Susan
1994	A Simple Twist of Fate	April Simon
1993	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Sally / Shock (voice)
1992	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Kate
1992	There Goes the Neighborhood	Jessie Lodge
1991	Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul	Narrator (voice)
1990	Home Alone	Kate
1990	Little Vegas	Lexie
1990	Dick Tracy	Texie Garcia
1990	Betsy's Wedding	Gloria Henner
1989	I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood	Nancy Mae
1989	Andrea Martin... Together Again
1988	Beetlejuice	Delia
1988	The Best of SCTV
1986	Heartburn	Betty
1986	Really Weird Tales	Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")
1986	The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood	Marie Antoinette
1985	After Hours	Gail
1985	PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome	Mary Marcus
1985	The Last Polka	Lemon Twin
1985	Tears Are Not Enough	Self
1983	Rock & Rule	Aunt Edith (voice)
1982	Rome, Italian Style	Ursula Schneider
1980	From Cleveland	Various
1980	Easter Fever	Scarlett O'Hare (voice)
1980	Double Negative	Judith
1980	Nothing Personal	Audrey
1979	Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet	Ma Spademinder (voice)
1978	Witch's Night Out	Malicious
	Twilight Park	Queen Henrietta
	Godspell 2025

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	The Studio	Patty Leigh
2023	The Last of Us	Gail
2020	Stars in the House	Self
2020	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	Self - Contestant
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2019	The Last Kids on Earth	Skaelka (voice)
2017	A Series of Unfortunate Events	Dr. Orwell
2016	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	Self
2015	Schitt's Creek	Moira Rose
2015	What Lives Inside	Sarah Delaney
2015	Moonbeam City	Glam (voice)
2014	PaparaGilles	Self
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Self
2012	Inside Comedy	Self
2012	The Greatest Event in Television History	Muriel Rush
2009	Modern Family	Dr. Debra Radcliffe
2009	Glenn Martin, DDS	Jackie Martin
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2006	30 Rock	Pearline
2006	Second City: First Family of Comedy	Self (Archival Footage)
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2002	Bram & Alice	Ms. O'Connor
2001	Six Feet Under	Carol Ward
2001	Committed
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Bam Bam
1998	Oh Baby
1997	The View	Self
1997	Pippi Longstocking
1995	MADtv	Woman on Blind Date
1995	The Outer Limits	Becka Paulson
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Catherine (voice)
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992	The Larry Sanders Show	Catherine O'Hara
1991	The Hidden Room	Laurel Brody
1991	Morton & Hayes	Amelia Von Astor
1990	Dream On	Irma
1990	The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1989	Tales from the Crypt	Geraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")
1988	The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley	Miss Malone
1988	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Herself
1985	George Burns Comedy Week
1984	The New Show
1983	SCTV Channel
1976	Second City Television	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1953	The Oscars	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Winner
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Presenter