Catherine O'Hara
![O'Hara in 2005](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/CATHERINE_OHARA.jpg)
'''Catherine Anne O'Hara''' (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her comedy work on ''
Second City Television'' (1976–1984) and ''
Schitt's Creek'' (2015–2020) and in films such as ''
After Hours'' (1985), ''
Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''
The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), and the first two installments of the ''
Home Alone'' franchise: ''
Home Alone'' (1990) and ''
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992). Her other film appearances include the
mockumentary films written and directed by
Christopher Guest: ''
Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''
Best in Show'' (2000), ''
A Mighty Wind'' (2003), and ''
For Your Consideration'' (2006).
O'Hara won the 1982
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for ''
SCTV Network'', the
Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1999 film ''
The Life Before This'', and was nominated for an
Emmy Award for the 2010 television film ''
Temple Grandin''. From 2015 to 2020, she starred as
Moira Rose on the
CBC sitcom ''Schitt's Creek'', for which she won a
Primetime Emmy Award,
Golden Globe Award,
Screen Actors Guild Award,
TCA Award, and six consecutive
Canadian Screen Awards.
Provided by Wikipedia
Please enable Javascript.
Please upgrade your browser.