Catherine O'Hara has died at 71. See her career in photos.

"Catherine O'Hara's breakout was performing with the Canadian comedy troupe Second City in the '70s and '80s. "SCTV," a sketch series about a fictional TV network, ran on Canadian television from 1976 to 1984 and on NBC from 1981 to 1983. O'Hara was just one of the many Canadian comedians who were introduced to American audiences through "SCTV," which was something of a cult classic. She won her first Emmy, for writing on "SCTV," in 1982."

"Her agency said in a statement that her death on Friday came after a "brief illness," per The Associated Press. O'Hara has been a fixture of TV and movies since breaking out on the Canadian sketch comedy series "SCTV" in the early '80s alongside John Candy, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, and Rick Moranis. Since then, she's become beloved to audiences for her roles in "Beetlejuice," "Home Alone,""

Catherine O'Hara died at age 71 after a brief illness, according to her agency. A representative confirmed the news to Business Insider. She won two Emmy Awards and first won an Emmy for writing on SCTV in 1982. O'Hara broke out with Second City and SCTV in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside Canadian comedy peers. Her film breakthrough came with 1988's Beetlejuice, which began a long collaboration with director Tim Burton. O'Hara starred in Home Alone, Schitt's Creek, The Studio, Best in Show, and The Last of Us, and voiced Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas. Her final public appearance was at last year's Emmys.

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