Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born on March 4, 1954)is a Canadian-American actress, comedian, and writer. O'Hara has been awarded a range of awards, including the Genie Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also won two Primetime Emmy Awards and six Canadian Screen 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 a renowned actress when she was a part of 1974 of The Second City, an improvisational comedy troupe based in Toronto. She was a part of the principal cast in the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978) along with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. In the next year, O'Hara and Candy began work in the sketch comedy show Second City Television (1976-1984) and she earned the attention of critics for both her work as a comedic actress and as a writer, winning an award called the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for an Variety Series in 1981. O'Hara was appointed to the Second City artistic advisory board in 2022. She was joined by Steve Carell, Dwayne Colbert and Tina Fey.




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