Home Alone and Schitt's Creek star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71

"Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades, from Kevin's beleaguered mother in Home Alone to Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, has died aged 71. Canadian-born O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles "following a brief illness", according to a statement from her agency, CAA. Further details were not immediately available."

"O'Hara was an alum of Toronto's Second City Theatre and was one of the creators of the sketch comedy show SCTV. Her career was launched at Second City in the 1970s. It was there that she first worked with Eugene Levy, who would become a lifelong collaborator - and her Schitt's Creek co-star. O'Hara's dramatic turn in HBO's The Last Of Us earned her an Emmy nomination, as did her recent role as a Hollywood producer in The Studio."

Catherine O'Hara was a Canadian-born Emmy-winning actor who died aged 71. Her career began at Toronto's Second City Theatre in the 1970s, where she helped create the sketch comedy show SCTV. She formed a long professional partnership with Eugene Levy, who became a lifelong collaborator and Schitt's Creek co-star. She gained wide recognition for comedic roles such as Kevin's beleaguered mother in Home Alone and Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek. She also earned Emmy nominations for dramatic work in HBO's The Last Of Us and for a role in The Studio. She died at her Los Angeles home following a brief illness; further details were not immediately available.

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