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Catherine O'Hara

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Catherine O'Hara (born March 4, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is well known for her movie roles as Delia Deitz in Beetlejuice (1988) and Kate McCallister in Home Alone (1990).

She started her acting career in 1974 as a cast member of Second City Television, distinguishing herself for the impersonations she portrayed. In 1976, she began writing sketches for the show. In the later 1970s, she did various voice-overs for a number of cartoons, which would continue throughout her career.

In her personal life, she married Bo Welch in 1992. They have two sons, born in 1994 and 1997.

Filmography

  • 2004 Surviving Christmas - currently in post-production
  • 2003 A Mighty Wind - played Mickey Crabbe
  • 2002 Orange County (movie)|Orange County - played Cindy Beugler
  • 2001 Speaking of Sex - played Connie Barker
  • 2001 Committed - TV Series
  • 2000 Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big - voice
  • 2000 Best in Show - played Cookie Guggelman Fleck
  • 1999 Bartok the Magnificent - voice of Ludmilla
  • 1999 The Life Before This - played Sheena
  • 1999 Late Last Night (TV) - played the Shrink
  • 1998 Home Fries - played Mrs. Lever
  • 1997 Hope (TV) - played Muriel Macswain
  • 1997 Pippi Longstocking - voice of Mrs. Prysselius
  • 1996 The Last of the High Kings - played Cathleen
  • 1996 Waiting for Guffman - played Sheila Albertson
  • 1995 Tall Tale - played Calamity Jane
  • 1994 A Simple Twist of Fate - played Mrs. Simon
  • 1994 Wyatt Earp - played Allie Earp
  • 1994 The Paper - played Susan
  • 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas - voice of Sally
  • 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - played Kate McCallister
  • 1992 There Goes the Neighborhood - played Jessie Lodge
  • 1990 Little Vegas - played Lexie
  • 1990 Home Alone - played Kate McCallister
  • 1990 Betsy's Wedding - played Gloria Henner
  • 1990 Dick Tracy - played Texie Garcia
  • 1988 Beetlejuice - played Delia Deitz