"The cause of death of Schitt's Creek and Home Alone actress Catherine O'Hara has been revealed. The two-time Emmy award winner died aged 71, hours after being taken to a Los Angeles hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties at her home in Brentwood, LA. According to the actress's death certificate, released on 9 February by the Los Angeles county medical examiner's office, she died from a pulmonary embolism."
"A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot which blocks a blood vessel in a person's lungs. Symptoms can include a sudden difficulty breathing, chest pain that worsens when breathing in and coughing up blood, per the NHS. O'Hara's death certificate also lists rectal cancer as an underlying, long-term cause of her death. BBC News reports that O'Hara had begun receiving treatment for rectal cancer in March 2025."
Catherine O'Hara died aged 71 after being taken to a Los Angeles hospital following breathing difficulties at her Brentwood home. The Los Angeles county medical examiner's office listed pulmonary embolism as the immediate cause of death and rectal cancer as an underlying long-term cause. A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel in the lungs; symptoms can include sudden difficulty breathing, chest pain worse when inhaling, and coughing up blood. Treatment for rectal cancer began in March 2025. The entertainment industry responded with tributes; co-stars Pedro Pascal and Dan Levy expressed gratitude and cherished memories of working with her.
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