Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara, OC was born March 4, 1954. She is a comedian, actress, and writer. O'Hara has been the recipient of many awards including a Genie Award and a Golden Globe Award. O'Hara also won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Canadian Screen Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2018 she was recognized as an Officer of Canada. In 2020, she was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Awards. O'Hara was first recognized as an actress in 1974, when she was a member of The Second City in Toronto. Along with John Candy (1975-1978), she was part of the main casting in the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). O'Hara as well as Candy began work on Second City Television's sketch comedy show (1976-1984). O'Hara won an Primetime Emmy Award in 1981 for her 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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