Catherine O'Hara
Born	Catherine Anne O'Hara March 4, 1954 (1954-03-04) (age 54) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years active	1974 - present
Spouse(s)	Bo Welch (1992-)

Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American Emmy and Gemini Award-winning actress and comedian. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released Robert W "Bo" Welch III (born November 30, 1951 in Yardley Pennsylvania) is an American motion picture production designer and director Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry Awards in Canada. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh She is well known for her comedy work on SCTV and for her film roles as Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice, Kate McCallister in Home Alone, Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas and the series of mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest. Second City Television (SCTV was a Canadian television Sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton. Home Alone is a popular movie series The term usually refers to the first film in the series, which by the end of its run was the third highest grossing film of all Sally is a Fictional character in Tim Burton 's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and is the The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 stop-motion Fantasy Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Christopher Guest (born February 5 1948 is an Emmy Award-winning writer Grammy Award-winning composer/musician director and comic actor

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3.1 Celebrities impersonated by O'Hara on SCTV 3.2 Films 4 References 5 External links

Career

She started her acting career in 1974 as a cast member of The Second City in Toronto. She was an understudy for Gilda Radner until she left for Saturday Night Live. Gilda Susan Radner ( June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an Emmy Award -winning American Comedienne and Actress Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Two years later, this theatre troupe created the television series SCTV, on which she became a regular performer. Second City Television (SCTV was a Canadian television Sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between Memorable O'Hara characterizations on the show included Las Vegas scorcher (I wanna bear your children!) Lola Heatherton, buzzer-happy game show contestant Margaret Meehan, raunchy nightclub comedian Dusty Towne, soap opera seductress Sue Ellen and stage actress Sue Bopper Simpson. Lola Heatherton was a fictional character on the late '70s/early '80s comedy program SCTV, portrayed by Catherine O'Hara and based largely on Joey

In the late 1970s, she did various voice-overs for a number of cartoons, which would continue throughout her career. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. During a short time in the early 80's when SCTV was in between network deals, she was hired to replace Ann Risley when Saturday Night Live was being retooled in 1981. Anna "Ann" Risley (b September 30 1949, Madison Wisconsin) was a cast member of the TV series Saturday Night Live for However, she quit the show without ever having made an appearance on it, choosing to go back to SCTV when the show signed on with NBC and was back on the air. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's ^[1][2][3] Her SNL position was then given to fellow Canadian Robin Duke, who had also replaced O'Hara for a season on SCTV. Robin Duke (born March 13, 1954 in Etobicoke Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Actress and Comedian.

She had roles in many films over the years, including Martin Scorsese's After Hours in 1985, as well as parts in two Tim Burton films, Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas. After Hours is an American Black comedy / thriller film released in 1985, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton. The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 stop-motion Fantasy She played Kate McCallister in the first two Home Alone films. Home Alone is a popular movie series The term usually refers to the first film in the series, which by the end of its run was the third highest grossing film of all In 2006, she starred in her fourth Christopher Guest film, For Your Consideration (following Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind). Christopher Guest (born February 5 1948 is an Emmy Award-winning writer Grammy Award-winning composer/musician director and comic actor For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. Waiting for Guffman is a musical Mockumentary starring co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997 Best in Show ( 2000) is a Mockumentary that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television

On June 9, 2007, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians In May 2008, it was announced that she has signed on to star in the upcoming ABC dramedy Good Behavior. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance ^[4]

Personal life

O'Hara was born in Toronto, Ontario to a large Irish Catholic family. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Irish Catholics is a term used to describe people of Roman Catholic background who are Irish or of Irish descent. ^[5] A naturalized U. S. citizen,^[6], she married production designer/director Bo Welch in 1992 and has two sons, Matthew (b. Production designer is a term used in the movie and Television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Robert W "Bo" Welch III (born November 30, 1951 in Yardley Pennsylvania) is an American motion picture production designer and director 1994) and Luke (b. 1997). She is the sister of critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O'Hara, though she is a singer-songwriter in her own right, having written and performed songs in the 2003 film A Mighty Wind. Mary Margaret O'Hara is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress who has been hailed as one of the greatest cult heroines in Rock music despite having released very The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television She has a condition known as Dextrocardia with situs inversus. Dextrocardia refers to the Heart being situated on the right side of the body Situs inversus (also called situs transversus) is a congenital condition in which the major Visceral organs are reversed or mirrored ^[7]

Filmography

Celebrities impersonated by O'Hara on SCTV

Liv Ullmann Katharine Hepburn Diane Keaton Joey Heatherton Lola Falana Elizabeth Taylor Brooke Shields Morgan Fairchild Barbara Billingsley Phyllis George

Charlotte Rampling Monica Vitti Jane Pauley Rona Barrett Tammy Faye Bakker Angie Dickinson Dorothy Kilgallen Jessica Savitch Linda Blair Judith Crist

Rusty Warren Gilda Radner Joan Sutherland, Jane Fonda Joan Embry Candice Bergen Meryl Streep Karen Black

Films

References

External links

• Catherine O'Hara at the Internet Movie Database
• Catherine O'Hara at the Voice Chasers Database

Bartok the Magnificent is a Direct-to-video spin-off to the 1997 Film Anastasia, which features Hank Azaria as the voice Best in Show ( 2000) is a Mockumentary that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. Orange County is an American movie that was released on Valentine's day of 2002. A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television Surviving Christmas is a 2004 Comedy film, directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Ben Affleck. The Wool Cap is a 2004 American cable Television movie, an updated and Americanized version of the 1962 Feature film Gigot Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a 2004 Academy Award winning Film, directed by Brad Silberling This is a list of supporting characters in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. Monster House is an American 2006 computer animated horror film released on July 21, 2006. Brother Bear 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the animated feature Brother Bear and was released on DVD on August 29, 2006. Over the Hedge is a 2006 computer-animated film based on the characters from United Media comic strip of the same name. Penelope is a 2008 comedy - Fantasy film from Stone Village Pictures and Type A Pictures directed by Mark Palansky. Where the Wild Things Are is a film adaptation of a Maurice Sendak picture book of the same name

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