Comedy Legend Catherine O'Hara Moves On, Leaving Emmy Stage Empty Twice Over
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- •Catherine O'Hara, a two-time Emmy winner, died Friday at age 71 after a brief illness, officials confirmed.
- •Her career spanned decades, starting on SCTV in the late 70s, later starring in Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and Schitt's Creek.
- •Her final public appearance was at the 2025 Emmys with nominations for The Last of Us and The Studio roles.
Catherine O'Hara, the Queen of quirky since her SCTV sketch days (1976-onward) alongside John Candy and Rick Moranis, has peacefully exited stage left at 71 after a 'brief illness,' sources confirmed Friday. From haunting the 'Day-O' dance floor with Beetlejuice in 1988 (and snagging a hubby on set!) to mom-shaming bad burglars in the 1990 and 1992 Home Alone flicks, she mastered both ghosts and misfit families. Her Emmy shrine includes a 1982 win for SCTV writing and a 2020 nod for Moira Rose in 'Schitt's Creek' — proving age-friendly weirdness is passionately evergreen. Her last flex came at the 2025 Emmys with nominations for 'The Last of Us' and 'The Studio.' What a delightfully warped legacy!
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Only Catherine O'Hara could make living on a fictional TV network, ghostly musicals, and criminally absent parents an art form. Now Hollywood’s weirdest cruise ship just lost its captain, and yep, the deck is already feeling suspiciously normal.
If only the 'Day-O' dancers staged a reunion tour, maybe Catherine would still be around to choreograph world peace.
Watching Catherine O'Hara disappear from the Emmy stages like a ghost in Beetlejuice: funny in theory, sad in reality.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/30/2026 | Author: Gabbi Shaw
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