Catherine O’Hara, the legendary actress best known for her work in movies like “Home Alone” and “Beetlejuice,” as well as TV shows like “SCTV” and “Schitt’s Creek,” died on January 30 — and tributes are pouring in from those who knew her, worked with her, and loved her.
“I thought we had time,” Macaulay Culkin, who played O’Hara’s son in “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2,” wrote on Instagram. “I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say. I love you. I’ll see you later.”
Pedro Pascal, who worked with O’Hara on HBO’s “The Last of Us,” also reflected on his cherished memories of their time together: “Oh, genius to be near you. Eternally grateful. There is less light in my world, this lucky world that had you, will keep you, always. [Love] always. The one and ONLY [Catherine O’Hara].”
Hollywood icon Ron Howard, who worked with O’Hara on a number of projects (most recently his appearance on Apple TV’s “The Studio”), remembers her as a “wonderful person, artist and collaborator” in an emotional X post. “This is shattering news. … I was lucky enough to direct, produce and act in projects with her and she was simply growing more brilliant with each year.”
Read on for tributes from O’Hara’s friends and co-stars, then drop a comment with your own memories of the actress below. Which of her roles was your favorite (if you can even choose)?
