"She'd invent the characters of mothers, children, nuns, or space aliens, who stayed calm, reasonable and in control of their emotions until life just boiled over! Catherine O'Hara told the New Yorker in 2019, "My crutch was, in improvs, when in doubt, play insane. Because you didn't have to excuse anything that came out of your mouth. It didn't have to make sense.""
"Some of the cast had come down from the Toronto Second City. John Candy, Martin Short, Dave Thomas, and yes, Eugene Levy, but the excited talk in line was, "Have you seen her yet Catherine O'Hara?" She'd started as a waitress at the company and worked her way on stage. She'd invent the characters of mothers, children, nuns, or space aliens, who stayed calm, reasonable and in control of their emotions"
"She won Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and more, but once told People Magazine something that sounds extraordinary for a working actor in a tough and competitive enterprise. "I read scripts and get a gut feeling about whether I want to be a part of them," Catherine O'Hara said. "Do I want my parents to see this? I'd just rather stay home than do something I know is bad ''"
Catherine O'Hara rose from improv roots at The Second City, starting as a waitress and becoming a stage performer. She specialized in eccentric characters who maintain composure until breaking into manic comedy. She performed in films like Home Alone and Best In Show and co-created memorable screen partnerships with Eugene Levy. She portrayed Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek, a fallen socialite with persistent self-regard. She earned Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes. She described an improvisational instinct: when in doubt, play insane. She chose projects by gut feeling and personal standards about what to perform.
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