Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born March 4th, 1954)is a Canadian-American actress comedian, writer, and actress. O'Hara has been awarded a range of awards, including the Genie Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also received two Primetime Emmy Awards and six Canadian Screen Awards. In 2018, she was named an Officer of Canada and in 2020, she was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement award. She first came to the attention of an actor in the year 1974 when she was she was a part of The Second City improvisational comedy troupe in Toronto. She was part of the main cast on the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978) together with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. O'Hara joined Candy in the sketch comedy show Second City Television (1976-1984). The show received praise from critics for both her acting and writing skills, and was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award, 1981 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. O'Hara was a member of the new Second City artistic Advisory Board and was led by Stephen Colbert. Other members of the board included 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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