Catherine O'Hara

Career timeline

1. 1954 · Born

   Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2. 1976 · Screen debut

   Second City Television (TV)

3. 1981 · Writing debut

   SCTV Network 90 (TV)

4. 1990 · Breakthrough

   Home Alone (Movie)

5. 1990 · Directing debut

   Dream On (TV)

6. 2025 · Latest release

   The Studio (TV)

7. 2026 · Died

   January 30, 2026

Career in numbers

1 1970s

10 1980s

23 1990s

23 2000s

12 2010s

8 2020s

• Comedy62
• Animation21
• Family20
• Drama18
• Adventure12
• Romance10

Highest-rated title The Last of Us 2023 8.4 Most popular title Modern Family 2009 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Catherine O'Hara in our catalogue.

Danny Elfman

5 titles together

Dave Thomas

4 titles together

Tim Burton

3 titles together

Glenn Shadix

3 titles together

Steven Levitan

2 titles together

Christopher Lloyd

2 titles together

1. — Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection Upcoming as Narrator TV
2. 2025 The Studio as Patty Leigh 7.8 TV
3. 2024 The Wild Robot as Pinktail (voice) 8.3 Movie
4. 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Delia 6.9 Movie
5. 2024 Argylle as Ruth 6.0 Movie
6. 2023 Pain Hustlers as Jackie 6.6 Movie
7. 2023 Elemental as Brook (voice) 7.6 Movie
8. 2023 The Last of Us as Gail 8.4 TV
9. 2021 Extinct as Alma (voice) 6.2 Movie
10. 2019 The Addams Family as Grandma Frump (voice) 6.6 Movie
11. 2019 The Last Kids on Earth as Skaelka (voice) 8.1 TV
12. 2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events as Dr. Orwell 7.4 TV
13. 2015 Moonbeam City as Glam (voice) 5.9 TV
14. 2015 What Lives Inside as Sarah Delaney TV
15. 2015 Schitt's Creek as Moira Rose 7.8 TV
16. 2013 The Right Kind of Wrong as Tess 5.9 Movie
17. 2013 A.C.O.D. as Melissa 5.5 Movie
18. 2012 The Greatest Event in Television History as Muriel Rush TV
19. 2012 Frankenweenie as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice) 7.0 Movie
20. 2010 Killers as Mrs. Kornfeldt 6.0 Movie
21. 2010 Temple Grandin as Aunt Ann 7.9 Movie
22. 2009 Where the Wild Things Are as Judith (voice) 6.5 Movie
23. 2009 Modern Family as Dr. Debra Radcliffe 7.9 TV
24. 2009 Glenn Martin, DDS as Jackie Martin TV
25. 2009 Away We Go as Gloria Farlander 6.7 Movie
26. 2006 For Your Consideration as Marilyn Hack 5.8 Movie
27. 2006 30 Rock as Pearline 7.5 TV
28. 2006 Penelope as Jessica Wilhern 6.7 Movie
29. 2006 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses as Duchess Rowena (voice) 7.6 Movie
30. 2006 Brother Bear 2 as Kata (voice) 6.7 Movie
31. 2006 Monster House as Mom (voice) 6.7 Movie
32. 2006 Over the Hedge as Penny (voice) 6.6 Movie
33. 2006 Game 6 as Lillian Rogan 4.6 Movie
34. 2005 Chicken Little as Tina - Alien Mom (voice) 5.9 Movie
35. 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Justice Strauss 6.8 Movie
36. 2004 Surviving Christmas as Christine Valco 5.7 Movie
37. 2003 A Mighty Wind as Mickey Crabbe 6.8 Movie
38. 2002 Bram & Alice as Ms. O'Connor TV
39. 2002 Orange County as Cindy Beugler 6.0 Movie
40. 2001 Speaking of Sex as Connie Barker 5.6 Movie
41. 2001 Six Feet Under as Carol Ward 8.1 TV
42. 2001 Committed TV
43. 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm as Bam Bam 8.1 TV
44. 2000 Best in Show as Cookie Fleck 6.9 Movie
45. 1999 Bartok the Magnificent as Ludmilla (voice) 6.0 Movie
46. 1998 Home Fries as Beatrice Lever 5.1 Movie
47. 1998 Oh Baby TV
48. 1997 Pippi Longstocking 6.7 TV
49. 1997 Pippi Longstocking as Mrs. Prysselius (voice) 5.8 Movie
50. 1997 Waiting for Guffman as Sheila Albertson 7.0 Movie
51. 1995 MADtv as Woman on Blind Date 7.1 TV
52. 1995 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Catherine (voice) 7.8 TV
53. 1995 The Outer Limits as Becka Paulson 7.7 TV
54. 1995 Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Calamity Jane 6.2 Movie
55. 1994 A Simple Twist of Fate as April Simon 6.2 Movie
56. 1994 Wyatt Earp as Allie Earp 6.8 Movie
57. 1994 The Paper as Susan 6.6 Movie
58. 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas as Sally / Shock (voice) 7.9 Movie
59. 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Kate 6.8 Movie
60. 1992 The Larry Sanders Show as Catherine O'Hara 7.8 TV
61. 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3 TV
62. 1991 Morton & Hayes as Amelia Von Astor TV
63. 1991 The Hidden Room as Laurel Brody TV
64. 1990 Home Alone as Kate 7.5 Movie
65. 1990 Dream On as Irma 6.9 TV
66. 1990 Betsy's Wedding as Gloria Henner 5.7 Movie
67. 1990 Dick Tracy as Texie Garcia 6.2 Movie
68. 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Geraldine Ferrett (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime") 8.0 TV
69. 1988 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Miss Malone TV
70. 1988 Beetlejuice as Delia 7.4 Movie
71. 1986 Heartburn as Betty 6.0 Movie
72. 1985 George Burns Comedy Week as Sally Hayes TV
73. 1985 After Hours as Gail 7.5 Movie
74. 1984 The New Show TV
75. 1983 SCTV Channel TV
76. 1983 Rock & Rule as Aunt Edith (voice) 5.9 Movie
77. 1981 SCTV Network 90 as Various TV
78. 1976 Second City Television as Self - Various Characters 7.8 TV

1. 1995 The Outer Limits 7.7 TV
2. 1990 Dream On 6.9 TV

1. 1981 SCTV Network 90 TV

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