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