Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

1954-03-04 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 90 Credits

Biography

Catherine Anne O'Hara, a Canadian-American actress and comedienne, began her career at Second City Theatre in Toronto. She gained fame on SCTV alongside comedy icons like Rick Moranis and John Candy. Known for roles in films like "After Hours," "Beetlejuice," "Home Alone," and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," she's also renowned for her work in Christopher Guest's mockumentaries. Her versatility extends to voicing Grandma Frump in "The Addams Family." O'Hara received a Lifetime Artistic Achieve...

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The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

2024

as Pinktail (voice)

8.3
Acting

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024

as Delia

7.0
Acting

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside ...

Argylle

Argylle

2024

as Ruth

6.0
Acting

When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet ...

Pain Hustlers

Pain Hustlers

2023

as Jackie

6.7
Acting

After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.

Elemental

Elemental

2023

as Brook (voice)

7.6
Acting

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: h...

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

2021

as Self

10.0
Acting

From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates with fellow performers throughout her legendary car...

An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele

2021

as Self

8.3
Acting

Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a unique and special night at the legendary London Pallad...

Back Home Again

Back Home Again

2021

as Mayor Owl (voice)

7.0
Acting

An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.

The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You

The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You

2021

5.8
Acting

Help Jack and his monster-battling friends make choices to stay alive -- and have some fun -- in this interactive "Last Kids on Earth" adventure!

Extinct

Extinct

2021

as Alma (voice)

6.2
Acting

Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, tra...

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

2020

as Self

5.5
Acting

Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our front...

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

2020

as Self

8.7
Acting

Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage from season six.

Canada Far and Wide

Canada Far and Wide

2020

as Herself

Acting

Canada Far and Wide is a Circle-Vision 360° film attraction for World Showcase at Epcot that started operation on January 17, 2020. Replacing O Canada...

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

2019

as Grandma Frump (voice)

6.6
Acting

The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their exte...

Being Canadian

Being Canadian

2015

as Self

5.5
Acting

What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the ans...

The Right Kind of Wrong

The Right Kind of Wrong

2013

as Tess

5.8
Acting

A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.

A.C.O.D.

A.C.O.D.

2013

as Melissa

5.5
Acting

A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and...

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

2013

as Self

5.7
Acting

Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.

Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

2012

as Mrs. Frankenstein / Weird Girl / Gym Teacher (voice)

7.0
Acting

When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" ...

Killers

Killers

2010

as Mrs. Kornfeldt

6.0
Acting

When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, ...

Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin

2010

as Aunt Ann

7.8
Acting

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic American who has become one of the leading scientists in humane livestock handling.

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

as Judith (voice)

6.5
Acting

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—cr...

Away We Go

Away We Go

2009

as Gloria Farlander

6.7
Acting

Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide ...

For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

2006

as Marilyn Hack

5.8
Acting

The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star ...

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

2006

as Duchess Rowena (voice)

7.6
Acting

King Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve and her eleven sisters, into royal material. But th...

Brother Bear 2

Brother Bear 2

2006

as Kata (voice)

6.6
Acting

Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dis...

Monster House

Monster House

2006

as Mom (voice)

6.7
Acting

Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against ...

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

2006

as Penny (voice)

6.6
Acting

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that poppe...

Game 6

Game 6

2006

as Lillian Rogan

4.5
Acting

Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening...

Penelope

Penelope

2006

as Jessica Wilhern

6.7
Acting

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate...

Christmas with SCTV

Christmas with SCTV

2006

Acting

Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and many o...

Chicken Little

Chicken Little

2005

as Tina - Alien Mom (voice)

5.9
Acting

When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chic...

John Candy: Comic Spirit

John Candy: Comic Spirit

2005

as Self

6.0
Acting

A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.

Wild About Books

2005

Acting

Librarian Molly McGrew introduces birds and beasts to the wonders of reading. And in no time, they are "forsaking their niches, their nests, and their...

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004

as Justice Strauss

6.8
Acting

Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and se...

The Wool Cap

The Wool Cap

2004

as Gloria

6.2
Acting

This film, originally made for tv, stars William H. Macy as a mute superintendent of a apartment building that is falling apart who becomes the unwill...

Surviving Christmas

Surviving Christmas

2004

as Christine Valco

5.7
Acting

A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When h...

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

2003

as Astro Glide

5.6
Acting

Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians sp...

A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

2003

as Mickey Crabbe

6.7
Acting

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion co...

Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

as Self

6.3
Acting

Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Orange County

Orange County

2002

as Cindy Beugler

6.0
Acting

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional famil...

Speaking of Sex

Speaking of Sex

2001

as Connie Barker

5.6
Acting

A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

2000

as Lorna Mae Loon (voice)

Acting

Edwurd Fudwupper spends all his time cooking up big fibs. But one day, he tells such a humdinger that the army, the air force and the dog catcher are ...

Best in Show

Best in Show

2000

as Cookie Fleck

6.9
Acting

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across Amer...

The Life Before This

The Life Before This

1999

as Sheena

4.5
Acting

Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.

Bartok the Magnificent

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

as Ludmilla (voice)

6.0
Acting

Albino bat Bartok – former sidekick to the wicked Grigori Rasputin – ventures to prove his true worth on a new quest to defeat the legendary Russian w...

Late Last Night

Late Last Night

1999

as Dr. Fontes

5.3
Acting

After a fight with his wife, who's leaving him, Dan's day is getting worse by the minute. He calls an old friend for a night of binge drinking and int...

Home Fries

Home Fries

1998

as Beatrice Lever

5.1
Acting

Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begin...

Hope

Hope

1997

as Muriel Macswain

5.2
Acting

The story of a town's secret, a family's crisis, and a young girl's struggle to reveal the truth.

Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking

1997

as Mrs. Helga Prysselius (voice)

5.6
Acting

Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun natu...

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

1996

as Cathleen

5.7
Acting

It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood...

Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman

1996

as Sheila Albertson

7.0
Acting

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn tha...

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995

as Calamity Jane

6.2
Acting

A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to ste...

A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

1994

as April Simon

6.1
Acting

When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collec...

Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

1994

as Allie Earp

6.8
Acting

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his bro...

The Paper

The Paper

1994

as Susan

6.6
Acting

Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, p...

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

as Sally / Shock (voice)

7.8
Acting

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus an...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

as Kate

6.8
Acting

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems f...

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992

as Jessie Lodge

5.4
Acting

A dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist, who heads to the New Jersey suburbs to find it. Two prisoners overh...

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul

Rabbit Ears - Finn McCoul

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Finn McCoul is the greatest champion in all of Ireland, but when he discovers that the brutish giant Cucullin is after him, even the great Finn gets a...

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

as Kate

7.4
Acting

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. Wh...

Little Vegas

Little Vegas

1990

as Lexie

1.0
Acting

Quirky serio-comedy about the unusual residents of a desert trailer park that mobsters want to turn into a gambling mecca.

Betsy's Wedding

Betsy's Wedding

1990

as Gloria Henner

5.7
Acting

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but B...

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

as Texie Garcia

6.2
Acting

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca...

Andrea Martin... Together Again

Andrea Martin... Together Again

1989

6.0
Acting

Nightclub performer makes a comeback.

Andrea Martin... Together Again

Andrea Martin... Together Again

1989

Writer

6.0
Writing

Nightclub performer makes a comeback.

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

1989

as Nancy Mae

5.7
Acting

In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical performances about Hollywood, featuring some of his ...

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

1988

6.0
Acting

Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

1988

Writer

6.0
Writing

Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988

as Delia

7.4
Acting

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

1986

as Theresa Sharpe (segment "I'll Die Loving")

6.0
Acting

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.

Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

1986

Writer

6.0
Writing

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.

Heartburn

Heartburn

1986

as Betty

6.0
Acting

Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reser...

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

1986

as Marie Antoinette

5.5
Acting

A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true...

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome

1985

as Mary Marcus

Acting

Short film for David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival in 1985 produced by Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara.

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome

PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome

1985

Writer

Writing

Short film for David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival in 1985 produced by Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara.

Tears Are Not Enough

Tears Are Not Enough

1985

as Self

6.0
Acting

On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tears Are Not Enough in an effort to generate aid to ...

After Hours

After Hours

1985

as Gail

7.5
Acting

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

The Last Polka

The Last Polka

1985

as Lemon Twin

3.0
Acting

A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.

Rock & Rule

Rock & Rule

1983

as Aunt Edith (voice)

5.9
Acting

A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon and her band must help her stop him.

Rome, Italian Style

Rome, Italian Style

1982

as Ursula Schneider

Acting

On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.

From Cleveland

From Cleveland

1980

as Various

4.0
Acting

Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SCTV cast.

From Cleveland

From Cleveland

1980

Writer

4.0
Writing

Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SCTV cast.

Double Negative

Double Negative

1980

as Judith

3.2
Acting

Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

Easter Fever

Easter Fever

1980

as Scarlett O'Hare (voice)

7.0
Acting

A jive-talking Easter Bunny named Jack decides to retire, so his friends throw him a crazy roast before he officially hangs up his basket. A series of...

Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

1980

as Audrey

5.7
Acting

Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

1979

as Ma Spademinder (voice)

7.0
Acting

With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a delightful animated special combining space age fant...

Witch's Night Out

Witch's Night Out

1978

as Malicious

7.2
Acting

A witch, disgruntled by the fact that no one takes Halloween seriously anymore, decides to stir things up and disrupt the social gathering in her old ...

Twilight Park

Twilight Park

N/A

as Queen Henrietta

Acting

Twilight Park, a life size stop motion animated feature film about a boy Seraphim who along with Howie Heehaw; a rodeo show clown from Tibet, gets the...

Godspell 2025

N/A

Acting

A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited ...