- - Catherine O'Hara cause of death revealed after 'Home Alone' star died at 71

Anthony Robledo and KiMi Robinson, USA TODAYFebruary 10, 2026 at 3:46 AM

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Catherine O'Hara cause of death revealed after 'Home Alone' star died at 71

Catherine O'Hara's cause of death has been confirmed after the award-winning actress died at 71 on Jan. 30.

The "Home Alone" actress died from a pulmonary embolism, according to O'Hara's death certificate, which was obtained by TMZ on Feb. 9. She died within hours of the onset of symptoms, the document reads. She was also diagnosed with rectal cancer, according to the death certificate.

Citing O'Hara's agency CAA, Variety and Deadline initially reported she died at home after "a brief illness."

Throughout her career, the Toronto-born actress became a Hollywood legend, known for iconic roles as mother Kate McCallister in the Christmas classic "Home Alone" and Delia Deetz in the spooky season staple "Beetlejuice," both of which she later reprised in sequels.

Her work was not only applauded by critics and fans but also earned her industry accolades, including a Golden Globe and two Actor Awards (formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards).

Catherine O'Hara on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2002.

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Catherine O'Hara on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2002.

">Catherine O'Hara on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2002.

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Catherine O'Hara accepts her award as the funniest supporting female in a motion picture at the 15th annual American Comedy Awards at Universal City in Los Angeles on April 22, 2001.

">Catherine O'Hara accepts her award as the funniest supporting female in a motion picture at the 15th annual American Comedy Awards at Universal City in Los Angeles on April 22, 2001.

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Actor Eugene Levy and actress Catherine O'Hara attend the 76th annual Academy Awards at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on Feb. 29, 2004, in Hollywood, California.

">Actor Eugene Levy and actress Catherine O'Hara attend the 76th annual Academy Awards at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on Feb. 29, 2004, in Hollywood, California.

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Actress Catherine O'Hara arrives to the 2011 Writers Guild Awards on Feb. 5, 2011, in Hollywood, California.

">Actress Catherine O'Hara arrives to the 2011 Writers Guild Awards on Feb. 5, 2011, in Hollywood, California.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/KpVqnibFjMF6n2.FUZre9Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTMy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ab2dddf37bbf050d503ac3c1a212e58f class=caas-img>Catherine O'Hara, left, and Eugene Levy attend the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Jan. 13, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.

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Catherine O'Hara, left, and Eugene Levy attend the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Jan. 13, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.

">Catherine O'Hara, left, and Eugene Levy attend the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Jan. 13, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.

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Catherine O'Hara attends The Hollywood Reporter 2019 Oscar Nominee Party at CUT on Feb. 4, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.

">Catherine O'Hara attends The Hollywood Reporter 2019 Oscar Nominee Party at CUT on Feb. 4, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3ZV.VpqxBkDi_m_oG0W3OQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3d714d268b9c19b69a8c3205c08307ec class=caas-img>From left: Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy and Eugene Levy of "Schitt's Creek" speak during the Pop TV segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, California.

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From left: Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy and Eugene Levy of "Schitt's Creek" speak during the Pop TV segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, California.

">From left: Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy and Eugene Levy of "Schitt's Creek" speak during the Pop TV segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, California.

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From left: Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy and Eugene Levy of "Schitt's Creek" speak during the Pop TV segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, California.

">From left: Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Annie Murphy and Eugene Levy of "Schitt's Creek" speak during the Pop TV segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, California.

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Catherine O'Hara attends the 24th annual Art Directors Guild Awards at InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Feb. 1, 2020.

">Catherine O'Hara attends the 24th annual Art Directors Guild Awards at InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Feb. 1, 2020.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/z8LWIKCdWnxDxW74YlXLtg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzEz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/df79e94872569746a071d55fdf8885c0 class=caas-img>Catherine O'Hara accepts the excellence in contemporary television award for "Schitt's Creek" in absence of winner Debra Hanson on stage during the 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 28, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/uNiUgsXPaw6RN1_ZMlNy.w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/61be377b92823895a459989b0aaacbb4 class=caas-img data-headline="Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71. See her life on and off screen." data-caption="

Catherine O'Hara accepts the excellence in contemporary television award for "Schitt's Creek" in absence of winner Debra Hanson on stage during the 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 28, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.

">Catherine O'Hara accepts the excellence in contemporary television award for "Schitt's Creek" in absence of winner Debra Hanson on stage during the 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 28, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/uNiUgsXPaw6RN1_ZMlNy.w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/61be377b92823895a459989b0aaacbb4 class=caas-img>Adam Scott, left, and Catherine O'Hara speak on stage during the 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 28, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.

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Adam Scott, left, and Catherine O'Hara speak on stage during the 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 28, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.

">Adam Scott, left, and Catherine O'Hara speak on stage during the 22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 28, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/36bCSjy.O6dnWnLkF6QnGg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e3af559f02b528fc1e0bc976e0047dc7 class=caas-img>Catherine O'Hara, left, and Bo Welch attend the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles.

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Catherine O'Hara, left, and Bo Welch attend the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles.

">Catherine O'Hara, left, and Bo Welch attend the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/AB02NKfIM0bpVu2czUtI9w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODY2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/74ceaa5eb29e5a3b79a317da9687ebb3 class=caas-img>Catherine O'Hara, left, and Macaulay Culkin speak Culkin's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremont on Dec. 1, 2023, in Hollywood, California.

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Catherine O'Hara, left, and Macaulay Culkin speak Culkin's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremont on Dec. 1, 2023, in Hollywood, California.

">Catherine O'Hara, left, and Macaulay Culkin speak Culkin's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremont on Dec. 1, 2023, in Hollywood, California.

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Catherine O'Hara, left, and Macaulay Culkin during Culkin's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on Dec. 1, 2023, in Hollywood, California.

">Catherine O'Hara, left, and Macaulay Culkin during Culkin's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on Dec. 1, 2023, in Hollywood, California.

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From left: Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and Sarah Levy attend the ceremony honoring Eugene Levy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 8, 2024, in Hollywood, California.

">From left: Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and Sarah Levy attend the ceremony honoring Eugene Levy with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 8, 2024, in Hollywood, California.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/N050Di4tjuXIpRWg8RmCBw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNjkx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/70bd3b20693060223a809e161f0ab1f2 class=caas-img>Catherine O'Hara and husband Bo Welch attend the 96th annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

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Catherine O'Hara and husband Bo Welch attend the 96th annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

">Catherine O'Hara and husband Bo Welch attend the 96th annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

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Michael Keaton, left, and Catherine O'Hara speak onstage during the 96th annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024, in Hollywood, California.

">Michael Keaton, left, and Catherine O'Hara speak onstage during the 96th annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024, in Hollywood, California.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/DapAGeEInEok7fI7fi8ZHA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c219292f92b71b0cbea4242f489a1abd class=caas-img>Catherine O'Hara attends the U.K. premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" at the Cineworld Leicester Square on Aug. 29, 2024, in London.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hlVN5tL8l8YArpajQu.NVg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzU1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6b46b2eae05279c3beeffc146b3ff440 class=caas-img data-headline="Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71. See her life on and off screen." data-caption="

Catherine O'Hara attends the U.K. premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" at the Cineworld Leicester Square on Aug. 29, 2024, in London.

">Catherine O'Hara attends the U.K. premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" at the Cineworld Leicester Square on Aug. 29, 2024, in London.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hlVN5tL8l8YArpajQu.NVg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzU1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6b46b2eae05279c3beeffc146b3ff440 class=caas-img>Catherine O'Hara arrives for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Catherine O'Hara arrives for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on Sept. 14, 2025.

">Catherine O'Hara arrives for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles on Sept. 14, 2025.

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1 / 19Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71. See her life on and off screen.

Catherine O'Hara on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2002.

An Emmy Awards darling, she was nominated 10 times and won twice, including in 2020 for her comedy performance as matriarch Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" and in 1982 for her work on the SCTV Network. In 2025, she was nominated twice for her playing entertainment executive Patty Leigh on "The Studio" and therapist Gail in "The Last Of Us."

She has supporting roles in Martin Scorsese's "After Hours" in 1985 and Mike Nichols' "Heartburn" in 1986 and later became as regular collaborator with director Christopher Guest appearing in "Waiting for Guffman" (1996), "Best in Show" (2000), "A Mighty Wind" (2003) and "For Your Consideration" (2006).

Catherine O'Hara's award-winning acting career spanned several decades. Revisit her roles from, her early days in the Canada comedy scene in the 1970s to her recent roles in "Schitt's Creek," "The Studio" and "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

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Catherine O'Hara's award-winning acting career spanned several decades. Revisit her roles from, her early days in the Canada comedy scene in the 1970s to her recent roles in "Schitt's Creek," "The Studio" and "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

In a 2025 interview with Variety, she reflected on how Hollywood has evolved since she started her career, calling the industry a "much more nervous business now."

"The internet and streaming must have opened up a world of good and horrific possibilities for people," she told the outlet, "Most people are trying to do and want to do good work. And most people want to be entertained.”

O'Hara is survived by her husband, production designer Bo Welch, with whom she shares sons Matthew and Luke. She is also survived by siblings Maureen Jolley, Marcus O'Hara, Michael O'Hara, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Tom O'Hara and Patricia Wallice.

Contributing: Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY

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