Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born March 4, 1954)is a Canadian-American actress as well as a comedian and writer. O'Hara is the proud winner of numerous distinctions, including a Genie Award. In the year 2018, she was named an Officer of Canada and in 2020, she received the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement award. O'Hara first drew notice as an actor in the year 1974 as an actor in The Second City improvisational comedy troupe in Toronto. Along with John Candy, O'Hara was part of the main cast of the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). O'Hara, Candy, and Dan Aykroyd started work in Second City Television's sketch comedy show (1976-1984). O'Hara received high praise for her comedy writing and acting skills and was awarded an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writer for an episode of a Variety Series in 1982. O'Hara was appointed to the Second City artistic advisory board in 2022. She was joined by Steve Carell, Dwayne Colbert and Tina Fey.




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