Legendary Hollywood actress Catherine O’Hara has passed away.
She was 71 years old.
Catherine O’Hara was known for her roles in “Home Alone,” and “Schitt’s Creek.”
The Canadian-born actress won an Emmy for her role as Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek.
O’Hara passed away in her Los Angeles home on Friday morning after a ‘brief illness.’
According to Page Six, Catherine O’Hara was rushed to a hospital in “serious condition” hours before she died.
“Paramedics were called to the “Schitt’s Creek” star’s Brentwood home at 4:48 a.m. Friday morning for a medical aid call, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson,” Page Six reported.
The cause of her death not known at this time.
TMZ reported:
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.
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.”
Catherine’s most recent work came opposite Seth Rogen in the Apple TV+ series, “The Studio.” She earned an Emmy nomination for her work.
️ Catherine O’Hara has died at 71.
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— TMZ (@TMZ) January 30, 2026
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