Catherine O'Hara's cause of death confirmed by medical examiner

Cast member Catherine O'Hara poses on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" out of competition, during the 81st Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Aug. 28, 2024.

Cast member Catherine O'Hara poses on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" out of competition, during the 81st Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, Aug. 28, 2024. (Yara Nardi, Reuters )


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LOS ANGELES — Catherine ​O'Hara, the comic actor known for "Schitt's Creek" and "Home Alone," died ⁠of a pulmonary embolism, according to her ‌death certificate released by the ⁠Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's ‌Office and ‍shared by TMZ on Monday.

The death ⁠certificate also ⁠listed rectal cancer as an underlying cause and noted she was cremated. O'Hara, 71, died on Jan. 30, drawing tributes led by co‑star ‍Macaulay Culkin and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

In 2020, she won the Emmy for best comedy actress portraying Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek." She played the mother to Culkin's ‌character in the 1990 movie "Home Alone" and Delia ‌Deetz in two "Beetlejuice" films.

O'Hara joined the cast of Seth Rogen's 2025 Hollywood satire series "The Studio" as ⁠Patty Leigh, the ​fired head of ⁠a Hollywood film ‌studio.

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