Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara, OC was born March 4, 1954. She is a Canadian-American comedian, actress, and writer. O'Hara is the proud recipient of numerous distinctions, including a Genie Award. In 2018, she was named an Officer of Canada. In 2020, she was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Awards. O'Hara made her debut as an actor in 1974 as part of The Second City, an improv comedy group in Toronto. Along with John Candy, O'Hara was part of the main ensemble cast for the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). The following year, O'Hara and Candy began work in the sketch comedy program Second City Television (1976-1984), where she drew praise from critics for her performance as a comedic actress as well as a writer, winning an award called the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1981. O'Hara was named to the Second City artistic advisory board in 2022. She was joined by Steve Carell, Dwayne Colbert and Tina Fey.




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