Catherine O’Hara, comedy icon of ‘SCTV’, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’, dies at 71

Catherine O’Hara, the comedian best known for her roles in “Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Beetlejuice,” and as a member of the influential Canadian sketch comedy series “SCTV,” has died. She was 71.

The death was confirmed by a representative for the office of her manager, Marc Gurvitz, who did not cite a cause or say when or where she died.

O’Hara got her start as a member of the Second City, the improvisational comedy troupe, which gave rise to “SCTV” and her first television role. She appeared alongside other notable comedians, including John Candy, Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy, who would play her husband in “Schitt’s Creek.”

She appeared most recently in “The Studio” on Apple TV. She was awarded the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honors, in 2017.