CATHERINE O’Hara has died unexpectedly on Friday, months after her final appearance alongside her husband Bo Welch.
Fans are reeling following the announcement, which did not reveal the Schitt’s Creek star’s cause of death.
Catherine, 71 when she died, made her final appearance alongside her husband Bo back in September.
Photos show the couple dressed to the nines.
The Home Alone actress is wearing a black gown while her hubby sports a chic suit.
Her shoulder-length blonde hair was down with a slight curl in the ends.
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She wore subtle makeup, including a nude lipstick color.
Catherine appeared in good spirits during the evening out.
She and Bo posed for photos together.
At times, he stood behind her with his hands on her hips.
OUT OF SIGHT
Months later, Catherine was nominated for a Golden Globe award.
She was schedule to appear at the January 11 awards show, where she was nominated for Best Supporting Performance from a Female Actor for her role in the Apple TV series, The Studio.
Unfortunately, she did not attend.
RIP
TMZ broke the news of Catherine’s death on Friday afternoon.
Sources with direct knowledge confirmed the iconic actress’ passing to the outlet.
A cause of death was not immediately available for the star.
Catherine O’Hara dead at 71
Iconic Home Alone actress Catherine O’Hara died on January 30, 2026. O’Hara was 71.
Biography:
- Catherine O’Hara, who was born in Toronto, Canada, began her acting career in comedy in 1974 after joining the cast of The Second City, which was televised in both Canada and the United States.
- O’Hara expanded her career in television in the mid-1970s, appearing in small roles on the CBC series Wayne and Shuster, the film The Rimshots, and the children’s series Coming up Rosie.
- She gained prominence in Hollywood in the 1980s, after she was cast in the classic horror-comedy film Beetlejuice.
- Starring alongside Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, and Winona Ryder, among others, O’Hara portrayed Delia Deetz.
- In 1990, O’Hara starred alongside child actor Macaulay Culkin in the holiday blockbuster Home Alone.
- She reprised her role as Kate McCallister, the mother of the young troublemaker Kevin McCallister, portrayed by Culkin, in the film’s 1992 sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
- Both installments of Home Alone were massive hits at the box office and to this date remain among the most successful Christmas movies of all time.
- After the success of Home Alone, O’Hara continued to appear in several films throughout the 1990s, including the comedy-drama The Paper, Waiting for Guffman, and the Western film Wyatt Earp.
- O’Hara also had several voice artist appearances, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Chicken Little, and Monster House, among others.
- She had a career resurgence in 2015 when she appeared as Moira Rose in the Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek.
- In 2025, O’Hara had a main role in the Apple TV+ comedy series The Studio.
- Throughout her career, O’Hara received various awards, including two PrimeTime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- She had two children with her husband, Bo Welch, whom she met on the set of Beetlejuice.
While the exact cause of death has not been revealed, Page Six reported that she was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital in “serious” condition.
Paramedics were called the the actress’ home home at 4:48 a.m. on Friday morning, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson confirmed to the outlet.
She was in “serious condition” when she was transported to the hospital.
PAYING TRIBUTE
Tributes to the actress flooded social media almost immediately after her death was announced.
“RIP Catherine O’ Hara. I know John Candy greeted her with open arms.”, one fan wrote.
Another posted on X: “Catherine O’Hara was an absolute genius for the entirety of her career.
“She will be terribly missed.”
A third posted: “Catherine O’Hara will be remembered most as the mom in the first two Home Alone movies
“But I’ll always remember her as Delia Deetz in BeetleJuice. RIP to a legend.”
ICONIC ROLES
Throughout her long career in Hollywood, Catherine appeared in many iconic films and TV shows.
She was an actress for more than 50 years.
Catherine got her star in the sketch series Second City Television in the 1970s.
She’s known for starring in Home Alone, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Home Alone 2, Schitt’s Creek and more.