Catherine O’Hara is best known for prominent roles in Beetlejuice, Home Alone – where she played Macaulay Culkin’s mother “Kate McCallister,” and Best in Show. She was the voice of “Sally/Shock” in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, guest starred on Six Feet Under, and played “Aunt Ann” in HBO movie Temple Grandin. O’Hara helped close the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics where she spoke at the closing ceremony alongside fellow Canadians Michael J. Fox and William Shatner.
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O'Hara
March 4
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8 Nominations
2 Emmys
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series - 2020
Catherine O'Hara, as Moira Rose
Pop TV
Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series - 2019
Catherine O'Hara, as Moira Rose
Pop TV
Not A Real Company Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or Movie - 2010
Catherine O'Hara, as Aunt Ann
HBO
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