O'HARA, Catherine 1954–

PERSONAL

Born March 4, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; naturalized U.S. citizen; sister of Mary Margaret O'Hara (a singer and songwriter); married Bo Welch (a production designer and art director), 1992; children: two sons.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress, writer, and director. Second City, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, member of company, beginning 1974; appeared in television commercials; performed as part of Northern Lights (a charity singing group). Worked as a waitress.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award, 1982, Emmy Award nominations, 1982 (for three episodes), and Emmy Award nomination, 1983, all with others, all outstanding writing in a variety or music program, for SCTV Network 90; Earle Grey Award (with others), Gemini awards, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1995; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a guest role in a dramatic series, spring 1998, for The Outer Limits; Genie Award, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1999, for The Life before This; American Comedy Award, funniest supporting actress in a motion picture, Canadian Comedy Award, film—pretty funny female performance, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, comedy or musical, International Press Academy, all 2001, for Best in Show; Seattle Film Critics Award (with others), best music, 2003, Florida Film Critics Circle Award (with others), best ensemble cast, 2004, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, comedy or musical, 2004, all for A Mighty Wind.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Janet Samson (some sources cite role as Audrey), Nothing Personal, American International Pictures, 1980.

Judith, Double Negative (also known as Deadly Companion), Quadrant Films, 1980.

Voice of Aunt Edith, Rock 'n' Rule (animated; also known as Ring of Power and Rock and Rule), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983.

Gail, After Hours, Warner Bros., 1985.

Betty, Heartburn, Paramount, 1986.

Delia Deetz, Beetlejuice, Warner Bros., 1988.

Gloria Henner, Betsy's Wedding, Buena Vista, 1990.

Kate McCallister, Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Lexie, Little Vegas, IRS Releasing, 1990.

Texie Garcia, Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990.

Kate McCallister, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (also known as Home Alone II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Jessie Lodge, There Goes the Neighborhood (also known as Paydirt), Paramount, 1993.

Voices of Sally and Shock, The Nightmare before Christmas (animated; also known as Tim Burton's "The Nightmare before Christmas"), Buena Vista, 1993.

Allie Earp, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994.

April Simon, A Simple Twist of Fate, Buena Vista, 1994.

Calamity Jane, Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (also known as Tall Tale: The Incredible Adventure), Buena Vista, 1994.

Susan, The Paper, Universal, 1994.

Cathleen, The Last of the High Kings (also known as Summer Fling), Miramax, 1996.

Sheila Albertson, Waiting for Guffman, Sony Pictures Classics, 1996.

Voice of Mrs. Prysselius, Pippi Longstocking (animated; also known as Pippi Laangstrump and Pippi Lansgrumpf), Legacy Releasing, 1997.

Mrs. Lever, Home Fries, Warner Bros., 1998.

Sheena, The Life before This, Alliance Atlantic Communications, 1999.

Voice of Ludmilla, Bartok the Magnificent (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 1999.

Cookie Guggelman Fleck, Best in Show, Warner Bros., 2000.

Voice, Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (short animated film), Nickelodeon Movies, 2000.

Connie Barker, Speaking of Sex, Twentieth Century-Fox/Canal Plus Group, 2001.

Herself, Searching for Debra Winger (documentary), Lions Gate Films/Immortal Entertainment/Flower Child Productions/2929 Productions, 2002.

Cindy Beugler, Orange County, Paramount, 2002.

Mickey Crabbe, A Mighty Wind, Warner Bros., 2003.

Christine Valco, Surviving Christmas, DreamWorks, 2004.

Justice Strauss, Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (also known as Lemony Snicket and Lemony Snicket—Raetselhafte Ereignisse), Paramount, 2004.

Lillian Rogan, Game 6, Serenade Films/ShadowCatcher Entertainment, 2005.

Voice, Chicken Little (animated), Buena Vista, 2005.

Voice of D. J.'s mother, Monster House (animated), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

Voice of Bessie, Cat Tale (animated), Imagi Entertainment, 2006.

Voice of Penny the Porcupine, Over the Hedge (animated), DreamWorks, 2006.

For Your Consideration, Warner Independent Pictures, 2006.

The Great Farrell, Global United Entertainment, 2006.

Some sources cite an appearance as Cathy in The Newcomers, 1972.

Television Appearances; Series:

Myrna Wallbacker, Coming Up Rosie, CBC, 1976–77.

Various roles, Second City TV (also known as SCTV), CanWest Global Television, CBC, and syndicated, 1976–81.

Various roles, The Steve Allen Comedy Hour, NBC, 1980–81.

Various roles, SCTV Network 90 (also known as SCTV Comedy Network and SCTV Network), Canadian television and NBC, 1981–82.

Various roles, SCTV Channel, Cinemax, 1983–84.

Voice of Miss Malone, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (animated), NBC, 1988–89.

Voice of Liz Larsen, Committed (animated), CTV, 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Theresa Sharpe, "I'll Die Loving," Really Weird Tales, HBO, 1987.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The Rimshots, CBC, 1976.

Muriel Macswain, Hope, TNT, 1997.

Therapist, Late Last Night, Starz!, 1999.

Astro Glide, The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, [Great Britain], 2002.

Gloria, The Wool Cap, TNT, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voice of Malicious, Witch's Night Out (animated), 1978.

Voice of Ms. Spademinder, Intergalactic Thanksgiving (animated; also known as Please Don't Eat the Planet), 1979.

Scarlett O'Hare, Easter Fever, 1980.

(With Northern Lights) Herself, Tears Are Not Enough (documentary), CBC, 1985.

Lemon twin, The Last Polka, HBO, 1985.

David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival (also known as Late Night Film Festival), NBC, 1985.

Marie Antoinette, Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood, Showtime, 1986.

Comic Relief, HBO, 1986.

Comic Relief '87 (also known as Comic Relief II), HBO, 1987.

Herself and Lady Love, The Second City Toronto 15th Anniversary Special (also known as The Second Best of SCTV and Second City's 15th Anniversary Special), Showtime, 1988.

Various characters, The Best of SCTV, ABC, 1988.

Nancy Mae, "I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1989.

Various characters, Andrea Martin: Together Again, CBC and Showtime, 1989.

Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989.

(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989.

Host, The Making of "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (documentary), Fox, 1992.

Herself, Friends of Gilda, CBC, 1993.

Various characters, The Best of John Candy on SCTV, 1996.

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999.

Herself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000.

Various characters, The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire, CBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The Movie Awards, CBS, 1991.

Presenter, The Ninth Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1993.

Herself, The Second Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, CTV and Comedy Central, 2001.

The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, 2001.

Herself, The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin, 2003.

The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004.

Presenter, Hollywood Salutes Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute, American Movie Classics, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Sally Hayes, "The Dynamite Girl," George Burns Comedy Week, CBS, 1985.

Rebecca, "Get a Job," Trying Times, PBS, 1987.

(Uncredited) Herself, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1988.

Irma, "555-HELL," Dream On, HBO, 1990, also broadcast on Fox.

The Dave Thomas Comedy Show, CBS, 1990.

Mimi Von Astor/Amelia Von Astor, "Daffy Dicks," Morton & Hayes, CBS, 1991.

Voice of Collette (the waitress), "Flaming Moe's," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1991.

Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1991, 1992.

Herself, "Talk Show," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992.

Narrator, "Finn McCool," We All Have Tales (animated), Showtime, 1992.

Women Aloud (also known as Funny Ladies), Comedy Central, 1992.

Laurel Brody, "The First Battle," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1993.

"Let the Punishment Fit the Crime," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1994.

Becka Paulson, "The Revelations of Becka Paulson," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1997.

Herself, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Channel 4 (England), multiple episodes in 1998.

Herself, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Herself, Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2000.

Woman on blind date, Mad TV, Fox, 2000.

Carol, "The Eye Inside," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2003.

Carol, "Perfect Circles," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2003.

Carol, "You Never Know," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2003.

Voice of Claudia Johnson, "Broke & Broker," Odd Job Jack (animated), The Comedy Network (Canada), c. 2003.

Carol Ward, "A Coat of White Primer," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2005.

Herself, "Tournament 5, Game 1," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

From Cleveland, CBS, 1980.

Ms. O'Connor, Bram and Alice, CBS, 2002.

Television Director; Episodic:

"And Your Little Dog, Too," Dream On, HBO, 1991, also broadcast on Fox.

"Glyphic," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1998.

"Josh," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1998.

RECORDINGS

Albums with Others:

A Mighty Wind (soundtrack), Sony, 2003.

Singles:

(With Northern Lights) "Tears Are Not Enough," 1985, track also appeared on the album We Are the World.

Music Videos:

(With Northern Lights) "Tears Are Not Enough," 1985.

WRITINGS

Film Music; Songs with Others:

A Mighty Wind, Warner Bros., 2003.

Teleplays; Series; with Others:

Second City TV (also known as SCTV), CanWest Global Television, CBC, and syndicated, 1976–81.

The Steve Allen Comedy Hour, NBC, 1980–81.

SCTV Network 90 (also known as SCTV Comedy Network and SCTV Network), Canadian television and NBC, 1981–82.

SCTV Channel, Cinemax, c. 1984.

Teleplays; Miniseries:

"I'll Die Loving," Really Weird Tales, HBO, 1987.

Teleplays; Specials:

Andrea Martin: Together Again, CBC and Showtime, 1989.

Teleplays; Pilots:

(With others) From Cleveland, CBS, 1980.

Television Music with Others; Specials:

The Last Polka, HBO, 1985.

Albums with Others:

A Mighty Wind (soundtrack), Sony, 2003.