Who is Schitt’s Creek’s Catherine O’Hara?

CATHERINE O’Hara is the star of sitcom Schitt’s Creek, which came to an end after six seasons in 2020.

So what do we know about the award-winning actress who plays Moira Rose?

Who is Catherine O’Hara?

Catherine O’Hara is not just an actress but also a writer and a comedian.

She was born in Toronto, Canada, on March 4, 1954, and is of predominantly Irish descent.

O’Hara, 66, began her comedy career in 1974 as a cast member of The Second City in native Toronto.

Just two years later she appeared in the television film The Rimshots.

Catherine married film and television director Bo Welch in 1992 and the pair have two sons together, Matthew and Luke.

What TV shows has Catherine O’Hara been in?

In 1975, Catherine secured her first big television role in the main cast of the Canadian sitcom Coming Up Rosie, which lasted until 1978.

The following year she began to receive praise as a comedic actress and writer following her work on sketch comedy series Second City Television, and also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1981.

From 2009-2011 the Canadian voiced Jackie Martin in animated sitcom Glenn Martin, DDS.

She has appeared in 80 episodes of the sitcom Schitt’s Creek, which ended in April 2020.

One of Catherine’s most famous roles is playing Kevin’s mother Kate McCallister in Home Alone (1990) and its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).

What is Catherine O’Hara’s net worth?

Catherine has a net worth of approximately £8million ($10m) according to .

This is in part due to her work on various Tim Burton films including Beetlejuice, where she met her husband Bo Welch, The Nightmare Before Christmas and others.

Catherine and Bo have two sons, Matthew and Luke.