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Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O’Hara is a prolific, multi-award winning actress, writer, and comedian whose film credits include lead and supporting roles in "Beetlejuice," "Home Alone," "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," "After Hours," "Heartburn," "The Life Before This," "Penelope," "Away We Go," "Where the Wild Things Are," "A.C.O.D.," "The Right Kind of Wrong," and many more.

O’Hara has collaborated with Christopher Guest and co-writer Eugene Levy four times on the critically acclaimed mockumentary films "Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show," "A Mighty Wind," and "For Your Consideration." Her performance in the latter won her the 2007 National Board of Review Award for Supporting Actress.

O'Hara has made many guest appearances on top-rated television series including "Six Feet Under" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Her role in the HBO’s "Temple Grandin" earned her Primetime Emmy, Satellite, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

O’Hara first performed with Toronto’s Second City Theatre and later, with fellow alumni including Eugene Levy, created the iconic sketch comedy show "SCTV." O’Hara won an Emmy Award® and earned four Emmy® nominations for her writing on the show.

O’Hara recently finished wrapping Season 4 of the hit CBC series, "Schitt’s Creek," alongside Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, and Chris Elliott. Just last year she received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on the show.