Catherine O’Hara Legendary Actress Dead At 71

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Catherine O’Hara — famous for her work in “Schitt’s Creek,” “Home Alone,” and “Best In Show” — is dead … TMZ has learned.

The legendary Hollywood actress died Friday, two sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. The cause of death is unclear.

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Catherine famously played Macaulay Culkin‘s mother in the first two ‘Home Alone’ movies … and she appeared as Moira Rose in 80 episodes of “Schitt’s Creek.”

Other notable movie credits include a couple mockumentaries in 2000’s “Best in Show,” and 2003’s “A Mighty Wind” … plus “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and the OG “Beetlejuice.”

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Catherine O’Hara: Through The Years

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Catherine’s most recent work came opposite Seth Rogen in the Apple TV+ series, “The Studio.” She earned an Emmy nomination for her work.

She won an Emmy Award for her work in “Schitt’s Creek” in 2020 … it followed her first Emmy win way back in 1982 for her writing contributions to the sketch comedy TV series, “SCTV Network 90.”

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Catherine was born and raised in Toronto as the sixth of seven children … and she met her husband, production designer Bo Welch, on the set of 1988’s “Beetlejuice.” They got hitched in 1992 and had two sons, Matthew and Luke.

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LAST TIME WE SAW HER

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The last time one of our photogs saw Catherine was at LAX in February 2024 … when we asked her what role she would most want to be remembered for.

Worth noting … O’Hara was nominated for a Golden Globe for her recurring role in Seth Rogen’s hit show “The Studio” — but she didn’t attend the ceremony earlier this month.

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Catherine was 71.

RIP

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