Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara OOC (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. O'Hara has been the recipient of numerous distinctions which include one Genie Award and a Golden Globe Award. O'Hara also won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Canadian Screen Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2018, O'Hara was appointed an Officer of Canada. She was also presented with the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Medal in 2020. O'Hara first made her appearance as an actress in 1974 as in The Second City, an Improv comedy group located in Toronto. Together with John Candy, O'Hara was part of the main ensemble cast for the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). O'Hara, Candy, and Dan Aykroyd first began working in Second City Television's sketch comedy program (1976-1984). O'Hara received high praise for her comedy writing and acting skills, earning her 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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