Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born on March 4, 1954)is a Canadian-American actress comedian, writer, and actress. O'Hara has been awarded a variety of prizes, including the Genie Award (a Golden Globe Award) and two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In addition, O'Hara was awarded six Canadian Screen Awards. In 2018 she was named an Officer of Canada. In 2020, she received the Governor General's Performing Arts Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Awards. O'Hara began her career as an actor in 1974 when she was in The Second City, an improv comedy group in Toronto. Along with John Candy (1975-1978), she was part of the principal casting in the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). O'Hara was a part of Candy in the sketch comedy show Second City Television (1976-1984). She received the attention of critics both for her writing and acting skills and was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award, 1981, for Outstanding Writing for Variety Series. O'Hara was part of the newly formed Second City artistic Advisory Board that was headed by Stephen Colbert. Other members of the board were Dwayne Colbert. Tina Fey. Keegan–Michael Key. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Jane Lynch. Tim Meadows. Peter Murrieta. Suzy Nakamura. Sam Richardson. Jeff Richmond. Jason Sudeikis. Robin Thede.




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