Catherine O’Hara has died at the age of 71. The actress passed away early Friday, January 30, 2026, at her home in Los Angeles. Her death was reported by Variety and Deadline, which said she died after a short illness. She was with her family at the time.
Her agency, CAA, later confirmed the news and asked for privacy for her husband, Bo Welch, and their two sons. No official cause of death has been released.
After her passing, public attention turned to a health condition O’Hara had since birth. She was born with a rare genetic condition called dextrocardia with situs inversus. This means her heart and other internal organs were…
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