Catherine O'Hara


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03/03/1954
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Met husband, Oscar-nominated production designer Bo Welch, on the set of Beetlejuice in 1988.
Attended the same high school as fellow Canadian actor Dave Foley.
Won a Genie Award (Canada's equivalent of an Oscar) for her work in the drama The Life Before This (2000).
Garnered an American Comedy Award in 2001 for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the 2000 mockumentary Best in Show.
Was 7 when she made her first foray into acting as Mary in a nativity play.
Credited as one of the original founders of SCTV in 1976.  
Waitressed at the Toronto Second City Theatre Company in 1973, then replaced Gilda Radner as a cast regular a year later.