Catherine O’Hara has died at 71 - 30 January 2026

[Anxala]

DH and I will be watching Best In Show in the next couple of days. One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Love it and everyone in the stellar cast.

She is sublime and sublimely funny in that. Such an all round joy of a movie.

A 'life in pics' here at The Guardian -

Catherine O’Hara – a life in pictures

The comedian, actor and writer has died at the age of 71 after a brief illness. She was known for roles in Home Alone, Best in Show, Schitt’s Creek and The Studio

www.theguardian.com

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

DH and I watched Best in Show last night. Even though we've watched it dozens of times, we still laugh out loud during many scenes. Here's a favorite:

 

[Inthedetails]

Here she is in an SCTV skit fit for a WS crowd

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/catherine-o-hara-obituary?id=60673692

Catherine O'Hara​

1954 - 2026

 

[303gmf]

DH and I watched Best in Show last night. Even though we've watched it dozens of times, we still laugh out loud during many scenes. Here's a favorite:

A long time favorite! Love her as Cookie

 

[iamshadow21]

Best tribute.

An ode to Catherine O’Hara: 9 comforting recipes to fold in the cheese

Few moments in television history have captured culinary confusion quite like Catherine O’Hara’s Moira Rose demanding that her son simply “fold in the cheese”. Vague. Imperious. Completely unhelpful. And somehow, utterly perfect.

www.sbs.com.au

 

[MerlinFalcon]

For those of you who aren’t local, the people who now own the Rose Apothecary building are going to plant a memorial garden for Catherine in spring. It’s in Goodwood, Ontario. It’s called Goodwood Mercantile and you can follow them on Facebook.