died at her home<\/a> in Los Angeles on January 30 following a brief illness. <\/p>\nA two-time Emmy winner with a film and television career of 50 years, O\u2019Hara was best known for her roles in Home Alone<\/i>, Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/i> and, more recently, The Studio<\/i>. <\/p>\n
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Bob Welch, and their two sons, Matthew, 31, and Luke, 29. <\/p>\n
Macauley Culkin, who played O\u2019Hara\u2019s son, Kevin McCallister, in Home Alone<\/i>, shared a moving tribute to his on-screen mother. <\/p>\n
\u201cMama. I thought we had time. I wanted more,\u201d Culkin captioned side-by-side photos of the pair \u2013 one of O\u2019Hara embracing a young Culkin in the iconic Christmas film, and one of the actress holding him in a similar embrace at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you but I had so much more to say. I love you. I\u2019ll see you later.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael Douglas starred alongside O\u2019Hara on Tim Burton\u2019s Beetlejuice<\/i> and its 2024 sequel, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice<\/i>, but noted in his tribute that \u201cwe go back before\u201d the 1988 film. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her. Thinking about Beau as well.\u201d <\/p>\n
Pedro Pascal, O\u2019Hara\u2019s The Last of Us<\/i> co-star, wrote on Instagram that it was \u201cgenius to be near you\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cEternally grateful. There is less light in my world, this lucky world that had you, will keep you, always. Always,\u201d Pascal wrote. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe one and ONLY Catherine O\u2019Hara.\u201d <\/p>\n
Hilaria Baldwin, whose husband Alec Baldwin starred alongside O\u2019Hara Beetlejuice<\/i>, shared a photo of him with the actress to her Instagram Story, captioned: \u201cRest in peace. #ripcatherineohara Legend.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cOh Catherine. You will be so so missed,\u201d O\u2019Hara\u2019s Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice<\/i> co-star, Justin Theroux, wrote. <\/p>\n
\u201cCatherine O\u2019Hara \u2013 a woman who was authentic and truthful in all she did,\u201d actress Rita Wilson said. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw it in her work, if you knew her you saw it in her life, and you saw it in her family. Bo, Luke and Matthew, our deepest sympathies. May Catherine rest in peace. May her memory be eternal.\u201d <\/p>\n
In a post on X, actor and director Ron Howard, who worked with O\u2019Hara on The Paper<\/i> in 1994, described her as \u201ca wonderful person, artist and collaborator\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was lucky enough to direct, produce and act in projects with her and she was simply growing more brilliant with each year,\u201d Howard wrote, calling her death \u201cshattering news\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart goes out to Bo & family.\u201d <\/p>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t understand what I\u2019m seeing,\u201d actor Josh Gad wrote on Instagram. <\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t bring myself to believe she is gone. Why is the world such a heart breaking place right now? I truly cannot process how to say goodbye to someone so full of life who seemed to just be hitting her prime. Goodbye legend. Thank you for making us laugh until we hurt \u2026 which is why right now we are all hurting so damned much knowing we will never again get those laughs. RIP. My love and deepest condolences go out to her entire family.\u201d <\/p>\n
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In a lengthy post on X, Canadian singer Michael Bubl\u00e9 called O\u2019Hara \u201cone of a kind\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cHeartbroken doesn\u2019t even begin to cover it,\u201d Bubl\u00e9 wrote. <\/p>\n
\u201cA rare light in this world and her passing hits with a weight I can\u2019t fully put into words.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wasn\u2019t just a legendary artist, actor and comedian. She was an ambassador for Canada in the truest sense: brilliant, fearless, deeply original, and so full of humanity. She made the world laugh, but she also made people feel seen.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs an artist, she inspired me more than she\u2019ll ever know. She set the bar for what it means to represent your country with excellence and grace and all without ever losing warmth or humility. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart is broken for her family, her loved ones, and everyone who adored her, both here in Canada and around the world. If you\u2019re grieving this loss, you\u2019re not alone. We\u2019re all holding a piece of this sadness together. Rest easy, Catherine. Thank you for everything.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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