{"id":2259201,"date":"2026-01-31T02:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T02:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2259201"},"modified":"2026-01-31T02:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T02:39:17","slug":"schitts-creek-cast-react-to-catherine-oharas-death-at-age-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/schitts-creek-cast-react-to-catherine-oharas-death-at-age-71\/","title":{"rendered":"Schitt’s Creek Cast React to Catherine O’Hara’s Death at Age 71"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Catherine O\u2019Hara<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em><\/a> costars are mourning the death of their former costar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s brilliance for all those years,\u201d Dan Levy<\/strong> wrote via Instagram<\/a> on Friday, January 30. \u201cHaving spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family. It\u2019s hard to imagine a world without her in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Hara died<\/a> on Friday, January 30, at age 71. O\u2019Hara\u2019s agency CAA shared via a statement<\/a> that she died \u201cat her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson later confirmed to Us Weekly<\/em> that paramedics were called to the actress\u2019 Brentwood home at 4:48 a.m. Friday morning for a medical aid call. O\u2019Hara was transported in \u201cserious condition\u201d to the hospital. An official cause of death has yet to be released.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tCatherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s death at age 71 has rocked the celebrity world, with many of her former costars and friends reacting to the tragic news. O\u2019Hara died on Friday, January 30, at her home in Los Angeles \u201cfollowing a brief illness,\u201d according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists Agency. The legendary actress was known [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

O\u2019Hara played Rose family matriarch Moira on the beloved sitcom. The role was one of her most notable performances to date. She starred alongside Dan, Eugene Levy<\/strong>\u00a0and Annie Murphy<\/strong> as the rest of the Rose clan. The cast also included Emily Hampshire<\/strong>, Chris Elliott<\/strong>, Jennifer Robertson<\/strong>, Noah Reid<\/strong>, Dustin Milligan<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n

Her portrayal of Moira earned praise from the fans and critical acclaim. O\u2019Hara won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2020 for her performance in the series\u2019 final season.<\/p>\n

Ahead of her death, O\u2019Hara expressed her interest in reuniting with her Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em> family for a potential revival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to [do it]. We did a bit of a tour after we finished the show, and it was so much fun,\u201d she said in a 2024 interview with People<\/em>.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Hara added that she would love the chance to work alongside Dan, Eugene and Murphy one more time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d love to just be with them all again,\u201d she added. \u201cDoing a movie would be wonderful. Yeah, I hope it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Hara also expressed her gratitude for Dan and Eugene, who co-created the comedy, for giving her the chance to have a say behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a gift to work with people with whom you can collaborate. And they wrote such great scripts, and it was just so fun and so lovely,\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd really, I hate to say COVID was good for anything, but we really lucked out with Netflix showing the show. Then so many families being holed up, parents and adult children being holed up under the same roof.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Hara\u2019s Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em> costars were not the only ones who honored her following her death. Macaulay Culkin<\/strong>, who played O\u2019Hara\u2019s son in Home Alone<\/em>, and Michael Keaton<\/strong>, who starred in the Beetlejuice<\/em> films alongside the actress, were of the many who paid their respects.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling to see which Schitt\u2019s Creek stars paid tribute to O\u2019Hara:<\/p>\n

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Tim Roxon<\/strong>, who played Annie Murphy\u2019s love interest Mutt in the first two seasons, shared a post from CBC announcing Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

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Rizwan Manji<\/strong>, who played town realtor and city council member Ray, penned a touching tribute for Catherine O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is truly shocking. I was a big fan of Catherine O\u2019Hara long before I ever had the chance to work with her,\u201d he wrote via Instagram<\/a> alongside a slideshow of his memories with the actress. \u201cI was so nervous the first time I met her, and she was even nicer and funnier than one could imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n

One snap included a photo of him and O\u2019Hara at a previous Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n

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