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By ANDREW DALTON and JOCELYN NOVECK
Updated 10:41 AM PST, January 30, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at 71.
The Canadian-born O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists Agency. Further details were not immediately available.
O’Hara’s career was launched at the Second City in Toronto in the in 1970s. It was there that she first worked with Eugene Levy, who would become a lifelong collaborator — and her “Schitt’s Creek” costar. The two would be among the original cast of the sketch show “SCTV,” which would help launch the careers of other top Canadian comedians, like Martin Short and Andrea Martin.
O’Hara’s dramatic turn in HBO’s “The Last of Us” earned her an Emmy nomination, as did her recent role as a Hollywood producer in “The Studio.”
She is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, and sons Matthew and Luke.
Noveck reported from New York. AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr contributed reporting.
ANDREW DALTON
Dalton covers entertainment for The Associated Press, with an emphasis on crime, courts and obituaries. He has worked for the AP for 20 years and is based in Los Angeles.
JOCELYN NOVECK
Noveck is an Associated Press national writer specializing in culture and gender, and a film critic.
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