Some very sad news to report today, as beloved Canadian actress and comedian Catherine O’Hara has passed away at the age of 71.
Details have not been disclosed, but according to her agency CAA, O’Hara died Friday at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness.
The two-time Emmy winner’s career spanned 5 decades, beginning as a member of Toronto’s Second City company, where she served as an understudy to Gilda Radner before moving on to become part of the original Saturday Night Live ensemble. In 1976, O’Hara founded the Sctv sketch comedy show with the likes of John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Levy, Andrea Martin, O’Hara, Harold Ramis, and Dave Thomas.
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