# Catherine O'Hara Is Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [January 30, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208 "2026-01-30T18:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/61 "2026-01-31T19:54:08Z")
I will submit [Away We Go (2009) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1176740/) for your…approval. RIP Cookie, we won’t forget the best. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/62 "2026-01-31T20:04:06Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > > > It is also missing Robin Duke and Tony Rosato > > All three were, obviously, part of SCTV at one point or other, but for comparatively limited lengths of time, and I think that they didn’t appear in the SCTV episodes which aired in the U.S. I’m not too surprised that an AI whiffed on including them. Robin Duke and Tony Rosato along with Martin Short are the only SNL alumni to make the leap to the regular cast of SNL, so plenty of Americans old enough are familiar with them even if they never saw the SCTV episodes they were in. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/63 "2026-01-31T21:42:52Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Robin Duke and Tony Rosato along with Martin Short are the only **SNL** alumni to make the leap to the regular cast of SNL Typo for “Robin Duke and Tony Rosato along with Martin Short are the only **SCTV** alumni to make the leap to the regular cast of SNL”? (Bolding added) ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/64 "2026-01-31T21:53:52Z")
She was in just so many things I forgot about and rewatching a bit today in sorrow, I just want to point out I don’t think she ever phoned anything in. Not everything is FULL VOLUME WEIRDO, but there’s never a sense she was just reading lines for money. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/65 "2026-01-31T22:26:53Z")
And most Americans first saw Ed Grimley on SNL after Short had pioneered the character on SCTV. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/66 "2026-01-31T22:29:03Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/67 "2026-02-01T03:54:30Z")
At least he saw it coming: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B4FZaLEjw9Y/hqdefault.jpg "So you're dead...now what?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4FZaLEjw9Y) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/68 "2026-02-01T05:04:08Z")
It took _that_ long, until post 40, to mention the iconic _Home Alone_ series. That’s how good a career she had. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/69 "2026-02-01T05:24:59Z")
She started out at Second City in Toronto… as a waitress. She was only 20, which is extremely young for a cast member. My sister and brother in law have both performed for Second City, and my BIL has directed some shows there, and it’s not easy to get in. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/70 "2026-02-01T12:51:45Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > It took _that_ long, until post 40, to mention the iconic _Home Alone_ series. That’s how good a career she had I alluded to them in post 30, but my favorite O’Hara roles were the ones in the Christopher Guest mockumentaries which have barely been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/71 "2026-02-01T18:01:34Z")
No cause of death revealed yet, but it was let known that she had a rare condition in which all of her internal organs were on the opposite side of the body (heart on right, liver on left, etc). Nothing to do with her death, but I found it interesting. Seems to me to make more sense if the side of development was random and that half of us would have reversed organs. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/72 "2026-02-01T18:43:06Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I alluded to them in post 30, but my favorite O’Hara roles were the ones in the Christopher Guest mockumentaries which have barely been mentioned Same for Mrs. Cretin and me. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/73 "2026-02-01T18:49:12Z")
Wait till you hear about the guy who was born with two left feet… ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/74 "2026-02-01T23:08:02Z")
You can still be a winning dog handler! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/75 "2026-02-07T08:33:04Z")
Kudos to the Westminster Dog Show for their classy tribute (aired during the terrier category of course IYKYK). ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/76 "2026-02-08T16:02:41Z")
Possibly her most virtuosic performance of all time: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4qSKea_3sMo/maxresdefault.jpg "SCTV - MARRIAGE COUNCELLOR") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qSKea_3sMo) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/77 "2026-02-08T16:16:27Z")
Who’s the guy? They were both great! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/78 "2026-02-08T16:39:08Z")
Dave Thomas ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/79 "2026-02-08T16:40:06Z")
Love his burgers. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208/80 "2026-02-09T20:16:32Z")
O’Hara’s cause of death was revealed. [Pulmonary embolism and rectal cancer.](https://ew.com/catherine-o-hara-cause-of-death-revealed-11896589) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208.md?page=5)