Catherine O'Hara Biography
Catherine O'Hara is a Canadian actress and also comedian understood for her versatility as well as comic timing. She has actually been energetic in the show business because the 1970s as well as has actually gained praise for her work with both the large and tvs.
Born upon March 4, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, O'Hara was elevated in a large Catholic family. She participated in Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute and also later the National Theatre School of Canada, where she examined under director and acting trainer
John Candy.
After graduating, O'Hara started her career in show business by signing up with the Second City comedy troupe in Toronto. She quickly became a regular on the group's television collection, "SCTV," which broadcast in Canada as well as the United States from 1976 to 1984. On the show, O'Hara produced a number of remarkable characters, consisting of the washed-up lounge singer Dusty Towne and the boozy actress Lola Heatherton.
O'Hara's work on "SCTV" made her extensive recognition and also vital recognition, and aided develop her as a major funny ability. In the 1980s, she began to shift to much more mainstream film and tv work. She appeared in a number of films, consisting of "After Hours" (1985), "Beetlejuice" (1988), as well as "Home Alone" (1990).
In 1992, O'Hara made an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on the popular television program "The Larry Sanders Show." She continued to work steadily in both film and also television, and also in 2000, she got a Genie Award for her work in the Canadian film "The Life Before This."
In 2003, O'Hara started working with the tv show "A Mighty Wind" with supervisor Christopher Guest. The movie, which was a mockumentary concerning a people music reunion concert, noted the start of a successful partnership between O'Hara as well as Guest. The two worked together on subsequent films, including "For Your Consideration" (2006) and also the tv collection "Mascots" (2016).
O'Hara has remained to function progressively in the years given that, earning vital praise for her deal with the television collection "Schitt's Creek" (2015-2020). Her efficiency as the eccentric and also flamboyant Moira Rose made her extensive appreciation and also several honors, consisting of an Emmy Award in 2020.
Throughout her profession, O'Hara has been recognized for her skill, convenience, as well as comic timing. She is considered as among the best funny actresses of her generation, and her work has had an extensive influence on the world of comedy.
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Related authors: Gilda Radner (Actress), Christo (Artist), John Candy (Comedian)
Filmography:
- 1978 Witch's Night Out (Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Animation)
- 1980 Easter Fever (TV Movie, Family, Animation)
- 1982 Rome, Italian Style (Comedy)
- 1985 The Last Polka (Comedy, Music)
- 1985 After Hours (Comedy, Thriller, Drama)
- 1986 The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood (History, Adventure, Comedy)
- 1986 Heartburn (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
- 1987 Really Weird Tales (Science Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie)
- 1988 The Best of SCTV (Comedy)
- 1988 Beetlejuice (Fantasy, Comedy)
- 1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (Comedy)
- 1990 Betsy's Wedding (Comedy)
- 1990 Home Alone (Comedy, Family)
- 1990 Little Vegas (Romance, Comedy, Drama)
- 1992 There Goes the Neighborhood (Comedy, Crime, Romance)
- 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Comedy, Family, Adventure)
- 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas (Fantasy, Animation, Family)
- 1994 A Simple Twist of Fate (Family, Comedy, Drama)
- 1994 The Paper (Comedy, Drama)
- 1994 Wyatt Earp (Western, Drama, Action, Adventure)
- 1995 Tall Tale (Adventure, Family, Western)
- 1996 The Last of the High Kings (Drama, Comedy)
- 1996 Waiting for Guffman (Comedy, Music)
- 1997 Hope (TV Movie, Drama)
- 1997 Pippi Longstocking (Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family)
- 1998 Home Fries (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
- 1999 The Life Before This (Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action)
- 1999 Bartok the Magnificent (Animation, Comedy, Family)
- 1999 Late Last Night (Comedy, TV Movie)
- 2000 Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (Fantasy, Animation, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction)
- 2000 Best in Show (Comedy)
- 2001 Speaking of Sex (Comedy, Romance)
- 2002 Orange County (Comedy, Drama)
- 2003 A Mighty Wind (Comedy, Music)
- 2004 The Wool Cap (Drama, TV Movie)
- 2004 Surviving Christmas (Comedy, Romance)
- 2005 Chicken Little (Animation, Family, Comedy)
- 2005 Wild About Books (Animation)
- 2005 John Candy: Comic Spirit (Comedy, Documentary)
- 2006 Brother Bear 2 (Adventure, Animation, Family)
- 2006 Game 6 (Drama, Comedy)
- 2006 For Your Consideration (Comedy)
- 2006 Over the Hedge (Family, Comedy, Animation)
- 2006 Penelope (Fantasy, Comedy, Romance)
- 2006 Monster House (Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy)
- 2006 Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses (Animation, Family)
- 2009 Away We Go (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
- 2009 Where the Wild Things Are (Family, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure)
- 2010 Killers (Action, Comedy, Thriller, Romance)
- 2010 Temple Grandin (Drama, History)
- 2012 Frankenweenie (Animation, Comedy, Family)
- 2013 The Right Kind of Wrong (Romance, Comedy)
- 2013 A.C.O.D. (Comedy)
- 2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (Documentary)
- 2019 The Addams Family (Family, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy)
- 2020 Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble (Music, Documentary)
- 2020 Canada Far and Wide (Documentary)
- 2020 Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (Documentary)
- 2021 Back Home Again (Animation, Drama, Family)
- 2021 An Audience with Adele (Music, Documentary)
- 2021 Extinct (Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure)
- 2021 The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You (Animation, Comedy, Fantasy)
- 2023 Elemental (Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance)
