Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara, OC was born March 4 1954. She is a Canadian-American comedian as well as an actress and writer. O'Hara has received a variety of awards including the Genie Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In addition, she was awarded two Primetime Emmy Awards and six Canadian Screen Awards. In 2018, she was appointed to the rank of an Officer of Canada. She also received the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Medal in 2020. O'Hara made her debut for her acting in the year 1974 while she was a part of The Second City in Toronto. She was part of the main ensemble cast of the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978) along with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. O'Hara as well as Candy began work in Second City Television's sketch comedy series (1976-1984). O'Hara won the Primetime Emmy Award in 1981 for Outstanding Writing for Variety Series. 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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