CATHERINE O'HARA

2007 INDUCTEE

Catherine O’Hara first got into acting, writing, improvising, and directing with Toronto’s Second City Theatre. She later created the comedy show SCTV with fellow Second City alumni, which is again enjoying success—this time on DVD. O’Hara won an Emmy Award and earned four additional Emmy nominations for her writing on the show. In 2007, O’Hara won the National Board of Review Award for Supporting Actress for her work in Christopher Guest’s comedy, For Your Consideration.

She has also worked with Guest as a member of the ensemble casts of A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, and Waiting for Guffman. Her earlier film work includes After Hours, Heartburn, Beetlejuice, and the first two Home Alone movies. O'Hara also worked on Home Fries, Orange County, Last of the High Kings, and Game 6. She can be seen in Penelope and heard in Spike Jonzes' Where the Wild Things Are. O’Hara also provided the voices for characters in the popular animated features Nightmare Before Christmas, Over the Hedge, and Monster House. Among her other television credits, O’Hara joined the cast of HBO’s Six Feet Under for several episodes of the 2003 season.