On Friday, January 30, actress Catherine O’Hara died in the United States at the age of 71. According to her manager, she died at her home in Los Angeles after a short illness, Variety reports.
O’Hara’s career spanned more than five decades.: she started with the Canadian sketch comedy show Second City Television, for which she won the first Emmy Award, then played in such films as “After Work”, “Beetlejuice” and the first two films “Home Alone”, where she was remembered by the audience as Kevin’s mother. The actress also voiced characters in famous animated films, including “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Chicken Bird.”
At the age of 60, O’Hara gained a new round of popularity thanks to the role of Moira Rose in the sitcom Sheets Creek, where she performed alongside Eugene and Dan Levy and Annie Murphy; for this work, she won her second Emmy Award. The sad news of her death provokes many words of gratitude for her contribution to film and television.
