In Memoriam: Catherine O’Hara (1954-2026)

Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy Award-winning actress who starred in "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" as Kate McCallister, as well as in "The Nightmare Before Christmas," where she voiced Sally, has passed away at 71. O'Hara was born on March 4, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started her acting career in 1974 as a cast member of The Second City (an improvisational comedy group) in her hometown of Toronto. 

Her Disney (and Disney-adjacent) filmography includes,  "Dick Tracy" where she played Texie Garcia, "Betsy's Wedding" where she played Gloria Henner, Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" where she voiced Sally as well as Shock of Lock, Shock, and Barrel, "A Simple Twist of Fate" where she played Mrs. Simon, "Tall Tale" where she played Calamity Jane, "Chicken Little" where she voiced Tina (the alien mom), "Brother Bear 2" where she voiced Kata, "Frankenweenie" where she voiced Susan Frankenstein, weird Girl, and Gym Teacher and "Elemental" where she voiced Brook Ripple. Additionally, she provided the voice of Morgana in a 2016 episode of "Sofia the First". She served as the narrator for the EPCOT attraction "Canada: Far and Wide," a 360-degree panoramic film located in the Canada Pavilion.