\n\tCatherine O\u2019Hara<\/a> has died at the age of 71, per Variety. The actress died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n \n\tO\u2019Hara led a decades-long career, appearing in films like \u201cHome Alone\u201d and \u201cBest in Show,\u201d along with TV series like \u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek<\/a>\u201d and \u201cThe Studio<\/a>,\u201d among others. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tCatherine O\u2019Hara and Macaulay Culkin in \u201cHome Alone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett C<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe actress\u2019 career began with the Canadian sketch comedy series \u201cSecond City Television.\u201d Her work on \u201cSCTV Network\u201d earned the actress her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program. <\/p>\n \n\tShe went on to win her second Emmy in 2020 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Moira Rose in the comedy series \u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek.\u201d O\u2019Hara had recently been nominated for an Emmy Award for her work in \u201cThe Studio.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAlong with her work in television, O\u2019Hara was a star of such films as 1988\u2019s \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d and 1990\u2019s holiday classic \u201cHome Alone,\u201d costarring Macaulay Culkin. O\u2019Hara was on hand to speak at Culkin\u2019s Hollywood Walk of Fame\u00a0star ceremony in 2023.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tCatherine O\u2019Hara in \u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a9CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corp.)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tIn 2024, O\u2019Hara reprised her role of Delia for the \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d sequel \u2014 \u201cBeetlejuice Beetlejuice\u201d \u2014 reuniting with filmmaker Tim Burton and costars Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton. The actress was set to return to the second season of \u201cThe Studio\u201d as Patty Leigh, costarring Seth Rogen.<\/p>\n \n\tO\u2019Hara was a frequent collaborator of Burton and filmmaker and actor Christopher Guest. She also worked with \u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek\u201d costar Eugene Levy dating back to early 1980s with \u201cSCTV\u201d and 2000\u2019s \u201cBest in Show,\u201d among other projects.<\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking with WWD in April 2021, O\u2019Hara reflected on the popularity and audience\u2019s embrace of \u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek,\u201d saying, \u201cWhile the last several years have brought about and highlighted so many reasons to be afraid, along with way too much fear-mongering, our little show has brought [the audience] comfort, hope and laughs and that was our original intention. [The show] is funny and sweet and it\u2019s written from a place of love and written about a world that Daniel Levy wants to live in and so do I.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source wwd.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Catherine O\u2019Hara has died at the age of 71, per Variety. The actress died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness, according to the outlet. 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