The cause of death for Catherine O’Hara has been revealed.
The beloved star of Schitt’s Creek, SCTV and Home Alone died of a pulmonary embolism with rectal cancer as the underlying cause, according to the death certificate issued by the Los Angeles County Health Department, reported by TMZ.
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It was reported on January 30 that O’Hara passed away in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 71.
O’Hara launched her extraordinary career as one of the ensemble members of the star-making cast of SCTV before gaining acclaim in such films as Beetlejuice, Home Alone, A Mighty Wind and — in a full-circle embrace of her TV roots that earned her an Emmy Award –the 2015-20 comedy Schitt’s Creek.
O’Hara was most recently seen reprising the role of Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, as well as season two of the HBO Max critically acclaimed series The Last of Us, and in the hit comedy series The Studio from Point Grey Pictures for Apple TV. For her performances in both The Last of Us and The Studio, O’Hara earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
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