In Memoriam
Emmy Award-Winning ‘Home Alone’ Star Catherine O’Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O’Hara, an actress known for her roles in Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, died in her home on Friday, January 30, following a brief illness, her publicist confirmed to the Los Angeles Times.
She was 71.
The Toronto-born actress began her career as a cast member for Second City Television.
She later had iconic roles in 1988’s Beetlejuice and in the Home Alone franchise, as well as Christopher Guest’s mockumentary films: 1996’s Waiting for Guffman, 2000’s Best in Show, 2003’s A Mighty Wind and 2006’s For Your Consideration.
In 2025, she appeared in a regular role in the Apple series The Studio.
Over the course of her 50-year career, she won two Emmys, a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards during the course of her career.
She is survived by her husband of 34 years, production designer Bo Welch, and sons Matthew and Luke.
