Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara, OC was born on March 4, 1954. She is a comedian, actress, and writer. O'Hara has been the recipient of several awards, including an award called a Genie Award, a Golden Globe Award as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Canadian Screen Awards. In the year 2018, she was appointed an Officer of Canada. In 2020, she received the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement award. O'Hara first became known as an actress when she was part of The Second City improv comedy troupe in Toronto in 1974. She was part of the main cast in the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978) along with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. O'Hara joined Candy on the sketch comedy series Second City Television (1976-1984). The show received praise from critics for both her acting and writing skills and was honored with a Primetime Emmy Award, 1981 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. O'Hara was a member of the brand-new Second City artistic Advisory Board that was headed by Stephen Colbert. Other members of the board included Dwayne Colbert. Tina Fey. Keegan–Michael Key. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Jane Lynch. Tim Meadows. Peter Murrieta. Suzy Nakamura. Sam Richardson. Jeff Richmond. Jason Sudeikis. Robin Thede.




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