Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O’Hara was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer who began performing with The Second City in Toronto. As a member of SCTV, she developed characters such as Lola Heatherton and Dusty Towne, performed celebrity impressions, and won an Emmy for writing on the sketch series.

O’Hara’s film comedy included Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice, Kate McCallister in Home Alone, and collaborations with Christopher Guest in Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind. She later played Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, winning an acting Emmy, and voiced Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas. She died on January 30, 2026.