Born on this day – Catherine O'Hara:

Catherine O'Hara

Actress

Comedian

Writer

Producer

March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026

Credits:

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); 20 to 1 (2006); 2011 Writers Guild Awards (2011); 2016 Canadian Screen Awards (2016); 2017 Canadian Screen Awards (2017); 2019 Canadian Screen Awards (2019); 2021 Golden Globe Awards (2021); 26th Annual Gemini Awards (2011); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 30 Rock (2012); 3rd Annual An Evening with Canada's Stars (2016); 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025); 90 Minutes Live (1978); A Mighty Wind (2003); A Monster in Paris (2011); A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004–2018); A Simple Twist of Fate (1994); A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - A Woeful World (2004); A.C.O.D. (2013); ABC News Breakfast (2024–2025); Access Hollywood (2024); AFI Life Achievement Award (1997–2004); AFI Movie Club (2020); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000); After Hours (1985); Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1991); An Afternoon with SCTV (2026); An Audience with Adele (2021); Andrea Martin... Together Again (1989); Andrew! Alexander! (2018); Anne of Green Gables (2023); Argylle (2024); Away We Go (2009); 'Away We Go' Featurette: Never Settle (2009); Back Home Again (2021); Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006); Bartok the Magnificent (1999); Beetlejuice (1988); Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024); Being Canadian (2015); Best in Show (2000); Best in Show: 20th Anniversary Reunion (2019); Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020); Betsy's Wedding (1990); Beyond Famous (2017); Biennale Channel (2024); Biography (1995); Bram and Alice (2002); Brother Bear 2 (2006); BuzzFeed UK (2024); Canada A.M. (2007); Canada After Dark (1978–1979); Canada's Walk of Fame (2007); Canada's Walk of Fame 2025 (2025); Canadian Screen Awards with Samantha Bee (2023); Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine (2021); CBS Mornings (2016); Celebrity Page (2020); Celebrity Poker Showdown (2005); Central Park (2022); Chicken Little (2005); Chicken Little: The Video Game (2005); CNN Showbiz Today (2000); Comic Relief (1986); Comic Relief 2006 (2006); Comic Relief '87 (1987); Coming Up Rosie (1976); Committed (2001); Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (2020); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2009); Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986); David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival / Segment: PMS (1985); Deadline Studio (2024); Dear Class of 2020 (2020); Den of Geek (2024); Dick Tracy (1990); Dish Nation (2024); Disney Dreamlight Valley (2022); Disney Speedstorm (2023); Double Negative (1980); Downey Wrote That (2025); Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (2002); Dream On (1990 / 1991); Easter Fever (1980); Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000); Elemental (2023); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2025); Etalk Daily (2007); Extinct (2021); Face Off (2012); Fan des années 90 (2011); Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020); Film '07 (2007); Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007); Fit to Print (1977); For Your Consideration (2006); Frankenweenie (2012); FRED: The Festival Insider (2024); Friends of Gilda (1993); From Cleveland (1980); Game 6 (2005); Gary Talks (2025); George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour (1985); Get Serious (1995); Glenn Martin DDS (2009–2011); GMA3: What You Need to Know (2019); Good Behavior (2008); Good Morning America (2018–2024); Harvey Beaks (2016); HBO First Look (2006–2009); Heartburn (1986); Her (2013); Hollywood Insider (2022); Home Alone (1990); Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); Home Alone Around the World (2006); Home Alone: Deleted Scenes (2015); Home Fries (1998); Hope (1997); Humpday with Hampshire (2020); I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989); IMDb Interviews (2024); In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (1990); Inside Comedy (2014); Inside Monster House (2006); Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet (1979); It Happened That Way (2004); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2020); John Candy: Comic Spirit (2005); John Candy: I Like Me (2025); Killer Chemistry: Behind the Scenes with the Killers' Cast & Crew (2010); Killers (2010); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2020); Late Last Night (1999); Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993); Late Show with David Letterman (1994); Leslie (2012); Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa (2024); Letterboxd (2024); Literally! with Rob Lowe (2020); Little Vegas (1990); Live with Kelly and Mark (2024); Love, Gilda (2018); Mad TV (2000); Made in Hollywood (2009–2013); Meet the Cast of 'Over the Hedge' (2006); Minty Comedic Arts (2024); Modern Family (2015); Modern Love (2019); Monster House (2006); Morgenmagazin (2024); Morton & Hayes (1991); Movie Night Extravaganza (2022); MTV News (2006); Nissan Presents: Thrill Driver (2022); Northern Lights: Tears Are Not Enough (1985); Nostalgia Critic (2021); Nothing Personal (1980); Odd Job Jack (2004); Oh Baby (1999); Orange County (2002); Over the Hedge (2006); Pain Hustlers (2023); Penelope (2006); People: YouTube Channel (2019); Pippi Longstocking (1997); Primetime Glick (2002); Q with Jian Ghomeshi (2015); Rabbit Ears: Finn McCoul (1991); Rama's Screen (2024); Really Weird Tales / Segment: I'll Die Loving (1986); Rock & Rule (1983); Saturday Night Live (1988–1992); Schitt's Creek (2015–2020); ScreenSlam (2024); SCTV (1976–1979); SCTV Channel (1983–1984); SCTV Network (1981–1983); Searching for Debra Winger (2002); Second City: First Family of Comedy (2006); Six Feet Under (2003–2005); Skylanders Academy (2016–2018); SNL50: The Anniversary Special (2025); SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025); Sofia the First (2016); Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community (2020); Speaking of Sex (2001); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Stars in the House (2020–2022); Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2005); Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist (2024); Sunday Today with Willie Geist (2024); Surviving Christmas (2004); Tales from the Crypt (1994); Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013); Tall Tale (1995); Tavis Smiley (2006); Tears Are Not Enough (1985); Temple Grandin (2010); The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2007); The 13th Annual Oscar Wilde Awards (2018); The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards (2001); The 18th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (2019); The 19th Annual BAFTA/LA Awards Season Tea Party (2013); The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993); The 22th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards (2018); The 22th Annual Los Angeles Film Critcs Awards (1997); The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2019); The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2020); The 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2021); The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020); The 2nd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2001); The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982); The 69th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon (1997); The 70th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon (1998); The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019); The 71th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards (2019); The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020); The 73rd Annual Tony Awards (2019); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004); The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024); The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (2025); The Addams Family (2019); The Alan Hamel Show (1979); The Best of John Candy on SCTV (1996); The Best of SCTV (1988); The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988); The Dave Thomas Comedy Show (1990); The Earthshot Prize (2022); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2018–2020); The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (2021); The Greatest Event in Television History (2013); The Hidden Room (1993); The History of Comedy (2018); The Hour (2008–2012); The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire (2002); The Juice is Loose! The Making of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024); The Kelly Clarkson Show (2024); The Kids in the Hall (2022); The Larry Sanders Show (1992); The Last Kids on Earth (2020–2021); The Last of the High Kings (1996); The Last of Us (2025); The Last Polka (1985); The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016); The Life Before This (1999); The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2018); The Making of 'Away We Go' (2009); The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin (2003); The Martin Short Show (1999); The Movie Awards (1991); The Movies (2019); The New Show (1984); The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993); The Oscars (2024); The Outer Limits (1997 / 1998); The Paper (1994); The Project (2023 / 2024); The Right Kind of Wrong (2013); The Rimshots (1976); The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003); The Second City Toronto 15th Anniversary (1988); The Steve Allen Comedy Hour (1980–1981); The Studio (2025); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2020); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1988–1990); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2002–2008); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The View (2006); The Wayne & Shuster Comedy Special (1975); The Wayne & Shuster Show (1975); The Wayne & Shuster Superspecial (1978); The Wild Robot (2024); The Wool Cap (2004); There Goes the Neighborhood (1992); This Hour Has 22 Minutes (2013); Tiger Deluxe Talkboy Commercial (1994); 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022); To My Future Assistant (2013); Today (2015–2024); Troldspejlet (1994–1999); Trying Times (1987); Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2009); Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games (2010); Waiting for Guffman (1996); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2015–2024); WatchMojo (2014–2018); What Lives Inside (2015); When Marnie Was There (2014); Where the Wild Things Are (2009); Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020); Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1999); Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2024); Witch's Night Out (1978); World's Greatest Kids' Films (2017); WTF with Marc Maron (2013); Wyatt Earp (1994); You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025); You've Come a Long Way, Katie (1980).