RIP Catherine O'Hara

*triplexxx* · 01-30-2026, 12:34 PM

Longtime actress Catherine O'Hara, known for being Kate McCallister in Home Alone I & II, Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice I & II, Sally & Shock in The Nightmare Before Christmas, and many other roles in many other movies/series, including Schitt's Creek, Married With Children, SNL, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, MAD TV, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, SCTV, and many others, has passed at 71, same age as her Home Alone costar John Heard did. Rest well, Catherine O'Hara.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-30-2026, 12:36 PM

Damn, really? She was in the middle of like a career renaissance. Just popped into Last of Us season 2 as well.

*Wildcat* · 01-30-2026, 02:51 PM

This caught me by surprise. There’s no cause of death yet.

*Autbot_Benz* · 01-30-2026, 03:57 PM

Oh man that sucks love her as Kate Mcalister and Delia Deetz in beetlejuice that’s shocking

*CyberCubed* · 01-30-2026, 05:39 PM

Shame, I guess she won't be in Beetlejuice 3.

*sdp* · 01-30-2026, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Shame, I guess she won't be in Beetlejuice 3.

She's undercontract, she has to.

Stu_Padasso · 01-30-2026, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Shame, I guess she won't be in Beetlejuice 3.

I wonder if they knew if she was in poor health which is why she “dies” in Beetlejuice 2 in order to give her character a proper send off.

*ranger_scout* · 01-30-2026, 06:38 PM

Such a sad loss. She was very funny talented. R.I.P. Ms. O'Hara. It's only fitting to play this song in memory of her.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-30-2026, 07:27 PM

This one really caught me by surprise. All I’ve seen online is she had a “brief illness” before passing. Hate it. She seemed to have such a sweet and genuine relationship with MacCulkin too.

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Originally Posted by sdp

She's undercontract, she has to.

Might have to negotiate with a real-life Beetlejuice to make that happen!

*Autbot_Benz* · 01-30-2026, 07:30 PM

*Andrew NDB* · 01-30-2026, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Shame, I guess she won't be in Beetlejuice 3.

Her character DID die in 2. With no loose ends. And even was about to board the choo-choo train to oblivion with her dead husband there at the end.

01-30-2026, 12:34 PM	#1
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,819	RIP Catherine O'Hara Longtime actress Catherine O'Hara, known for being Kate McCallister in Home Alone I & II, Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice I & II, Sally & Shock in The Nightmare Before Christmas, and many other roles in many other movies/series, including Schitt's Creek, Married With Children, SNL, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, MAD TV, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, SCTV, and many others, has passed at 71, same age as her Home Alone costar John Heard did. Rest well, Catherine O'Hara.

01-30-2026, 02:51 PM	#3
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	This caught me by surprise. There’s no cause of death yet. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

01-30-2026, 03:57 PM	#4
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,193	Oh man that sucks love her as Kate Mcalister and Delia Deetz in beetlejuice that’s shocking __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

01-30-2026, 07:30 PM	#10
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,193	__________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

01-30-2026, 12:36 PM	#2
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,580	Damn, really? She was in the middle of like a career renaissance. Just popped into Last of Us season 2 as well.

01-30-2026, 05:39 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,895	Shame, I guess she won't be in Beetlejuice 3.

01-30-2026, 06:38 PM	#8
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,776	Such a sad loss. She was very funny talented. R.I.P. Ms. O'Hara. It's only fitting to play this song in memory of her.