Catherine O'Hara
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Catherine Anne O'Hara is a Canadian-American
actress and comedienne. She is well known for her comedy work on SCTV
, and her roles in the films After Hours
, Beetlejuice
, Home Alone, and The Nightmare Before Christmas
, and also in the mockumentary
films written and directed by Christopher Guest
including Waiting for Guffman
, Best in Show
, A Mighty Wind
, and For Your Consideration
.
family, and was raised Roman Catholic
. She attended Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute, where she first met Robin Duke
, who went on to her own comedy career.
in her native Toronto. She was an understudy for Gilda Radner
until she left for Saturday Night Live
. Two years later, this theatre troupe created the sketch comedy show SCTV
, for which O'Hara became a regular performer. Her memorable characterizations on the show included Las Vegas scorcher Lola Heatherton
, buzzer-happy game show contestant Margaret Meehan, raunchy nightclub comedian Dusty Towne, soap opera seductress Sue Ellen and stage actress Sue Bopper Simpson.
In the late 1970s, O'Hara also provided voice-overs for a number of cartoon
s, which would continue throughout her career. During a short time in the early 80s when SCTV was in between network deals, she was hired to replace Ann Risley
when Saturday Night Live was being retooled in 1981. However, she quit the show without ever appearing on-air, choosing to go back to SCTV when the show signed on with NBC
. Her SNL position was then given to fellow Canadian Robin Duke
, who had also replaced O'Hara for a season on SCTV.
O'Hara began her career on television, apart from SCTV in the mid-seventies, she has appeared in the 1976 television film The Rimshots, the children's television series Coming Up Rosie
for a year and television specials, such as Witch's Night Out
and Intergalactic Thanksgiving
. But it was her performances on SCTV, which earned her fame in Canada, which is why she returned to the show, not only as an actress, but as a writer on both SCTV and SCTV Network 90, for which earned her an Emmy Award
for outstanding writing and two Emmy Award nominations. She has also wrote for SCTV Channel. O'Hara has appeared in a number of television series and television films, and consistently continues to work for television. During the nineties, she made guest appearances on Tales from the Crypt
, Oh Baby
, Morton & Hayes
and The Larry Sanders Show
. She served as actress and director on Dream On
and The Outer Limits
, the revival of the sixties series of the same name
. In the past decade, O'Hara has guest starred on top-rated television series including Six Feet Under and Curb Your Enthusiasm
. In May 2008, it was announced that she has signed on to star in the upcoming ABC
dramedy Good Behavior. Her role on the 2010 television film Temple Grandin
has earned her a three award nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award
, a Satellite Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
O'Hara has also has a successful career in film. She made her feature debut in the 1980 film Double Negative
, which also starred her SCTV co-stars John Candy
, Eugene Levy
, Joe Flaherty
. Throughtout the eighties and nineties, O'Hara has appeared in many supporting roles, Martin Scorsese
's After Hours
and Heartburn
, with Meryl Streep
. She had more notable roles in Beetlejuice
, the blockbuster hit Home Alone and it's sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
. In 1992, O'Hara worked alongside Jeff Daniels
in the comedy There Goes the Neighborhood
, which has become somewhat of a "forgotten film". O'Hara continued to appear in many films during the nineties and the beginning of the twenty-first century. She received roles in four of Christopher Guest
's mockumentary
films, three of which earned her awards and nominations, Waiting for Guffman
, Best in Show
, A Mighty Wind
and For Your Consideration
. Her role in 1999s The Life Before This
won her a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
. In 2006, she starred with Christina Ricci
in the fantasy feature Penelope
. O'Hara has served as a voice artist of a number of animated movies, The Nightmare Before Christmas
, Chicken Little
, Over the Hedge
, Monster House
, Brother Bear 2
, and the upcoming Frankenweenie
.
On June 9, 2007, O'Hara was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame
. On February 28, 2010, she spoke at the Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
.
U.S. citizen, O'Hara married production designer
Bo Welch
in 1992, with whom she has two sons, Matthew (b.1994) and Luke (b.1997). She is the sister of critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O'Hara
, though she is a singer-songwriter in her own right, having written and performed songs in Guest's film A Mighty Wind. She has a condition known as situs inversus
, a congenital condition
in which the major visceral organs
are reversed or mirrored
from their normal positions.
Canadian-American
A Canadian American is someone who was born or someone who grew up in Canada then moved to the United States. The term is particularly apt when applied or self-applied to people with strong ties to Canada, such as those who have lived a significant portion of their lives in, or were educated in,...
actress and comedienne. She is well known for her comedy work on SCTV
Second City Television
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.- Premise :...
, and her roles in the films After Hours
After Hours (film)
After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film, written by Joseph Minion and directed by Martin Scorsese. Paul Hackett , a New Yorker, experiences a series of adventures and perils in trying to make his way home from SoHo.-Plot:...
, Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton, produced by The Geffen Film Company and distributed by Warner Bros...
, Home Alone, and The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to...
, and also in the mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
films written and directed by Christopher Guest
Christopher Guest
Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest , better known as Christopher Guest, is an American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor and comedian. He is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in several improvisational "mockumentary" films that...
including Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a mockumentary starring, co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. Its cast included Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Parker Posey and others who would appear in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest.The title of...
, Best in Show
Best in Show (film)
Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also...
, A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed by Christopher Guest...
, and For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration (film)
For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
.
Early life
O'Hara was born in Toronto, Ontario, into a large IrishIrish Canadian
Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group , and comprised 24% of Canada's population...
family, and was raised Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. She attended Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute, where she first met Robin Duke
Robin Duke
Robin Duke is a Canadian actress and comedian. Duke is most famous for her work on the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. In the 2000s, Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe which she co-founded, toured Canada...
, who went on to her own comedy career.
Career
Catherine started her comedy career in 1974 as a cast member of The Second CityThe Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
in her native Toronto. She was an understudy for Gilda Radner
Gilda Radner
Gilda Susan Radner was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1978.-Early life:...
until she left for Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. Two years later, this theatre troupe created the sketch comedy show SCTV
Second City Television
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.- Premise :...
, for which O'Hara became a regular performer. Her memorable characterizations on the show included Las Vegas scorcher Lola Heatherton
Lola Heatherton
Lola Heatherton was a fictional character on the late '70s/early '80s comedy program SCTV, portrayed by Catherine O'Hara and based largely on Joey Heatherton and Lola Falana...
, buzzer-happy game show contestant Margaret Meehan, raunchy nightclub comedian Dusty Towne, soap opera seductress Sue Ellen and stage actress Sue Bopper Simpson.
In the late 1970s, O'Hara also provided voice-overs for a number of cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
s, which would continue throughout her career. During a short time in the early 80s when SCTV was in between network deals, she was hired to replace Ann Risley
Ann Risley
Anna "Ann" Risley was a cast member of the TV series Saturday Night Live for the 12 episodes of the 1980–1981 season. These 12 broadcasts were the first episodes after producer Lorne Michaels left the show...
when Saturday Night Live was being retooled in 1981. However, she quit the show without ever appearing on-air, choosing to go back to SCTV when the show signed on with NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. Her SNL position was then given to fellow Canadian Robin Duke
Robin Duke
Robin Duke is a Canadian actress and comedian. Duke is most famous for her work on the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. In the 2000s, Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe which she co-founded, toured Canada...
, who had also replaced O'Hara for a season on SCTV.
O'Hara began her career on television, apart from SCTV in the mid-seventies, she has appeared in the 1976 television film The Rimshots, the children's television series Coming Up Rosie
Coming Up Rosie
Coming Up Rosie was a Canadian children's sitcom TV series on CBC Television, aired for three seasons from 1975–1978.-Premise:The show focused on a group of tenants in an office building located at 99 Sumach Street, Toronto. The title character, Rosie Tucker, was played by Rosemary Radcliffe...
for a year and television specials, such as Witch's Night Out
Witch's Night Out
Witch's Night Out is an animated television Halloween special that premiered on NBC October 27, 1978, but was shot in a Toronto studio. It was the sequel to the 1974 special The Gift of Winter with the vocal talents from Dan Aykroyd and Vlari Bromfield...
and Intergalactic Thanksgiving
Intergalactic Thanksgiving
Intergalactic Thanksgiving is the fourth television special from the Canadian animation company, Nelvana.-Story:...
. But it was her performances on SCTV, which earned her fame in Canada, which is why she returned to the show, not only as an actress, but as a writer on both SCTV and SCTV Network 90, for which earned her an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for outstanding writing and two Emmy Award nominations. She has also wrote for SCTV Channel. O'Hara has appeared in a number of television series and television films, and consistently continues to work for television. During the nineties, she made guest appearances on Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...
, Oh Baby
Oh Baby
Oh Baby is an American situation comedy series that ran on Lifetime from August 26, 1998 to March 4, 2000. It also ran from 1999 to 2003 on Canada's W Network...
, Morton & Hayes
Morton & Hayes
Morton & Hayes was a short-lived comedy television series, shown Wednesday nights at 8:30 on CBS. Only six episodes were shown, from July 24 to August 28, 1991.This series was centered around the "rediscovered" work of a fictitious comedy duo.-Format:...
and The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the...
. She served as actress and director on Dream On
Dream On (TV series)
Dream On is an American adult-themed situation comedy about single New Yorker, Martin Tupper. The show used a gimmick where old black and white clips were used to punctuate the main character's feelings or thoughts...
and The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)
The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002...
, the revival of the sixties series of the same name
The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)
The Outer Limits is an American television series that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1965. The series is similar in style to the earlier The Twilight Zone, but with a greater emphasis on science fiction, rather than fantasy stories...
. In the past decade, O'Hara has guest starred on top-rated television series including Six Feet Under and Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
. In May 2008, it was announced that she has signed on to star in the upcoming ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
dramedy Good Behavior. Her role on the 2010 television film Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior...
has earned her a three award nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
, a Satellite Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
O'Hara has also has a successful career in film. She made her feature debut in the 1980 film Double Negative
Deadly Companion
Deadly Companion is a 1980 Canadian mystery film based on the novel The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald.-Plot:...
, which also starred her SCTV co-stars John Candy
John Candy
John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle...
, Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy, CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, television director, producer, musician, and writer. He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies, and television movies. He is the only actor to have appeared in all eight of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein...
, Joe Flaherty
Joe Flaherty
Joe Flaherty is an American-Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV, from 1976 to 1984, and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks...
. Throughtout the eighties and nineties, O'Hara has appeared in many supporting roles, Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
's After Hours
After Hours (film)
After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film, written by Joseph Minion and directed by Martin Scorsese. Paul Hackett , a New Yorker, experiences a series of adventures and perils in trying to make his way home from SoHo.-Plot:...
and Heartburn
Heartburn (film)
Heartburn is a 1986 American drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Nora Ephron is based on her semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, which was inspired by her tempestuous second marriage to Carl Bernstein and his affair with Margaret Jay. Rachel is a food writer at a New...
, with Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
. She had more notable roles in Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton, produced by The Geffen Film Company and distributed by Warner Bros...
, the blockbuster hit Home Alone and it's sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the direct sequel to Home Alone. The film stars Macaulay Culkin in the lead role as Kevin McCallister, while...
. In 1992, O'Hara worked alongside Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan...
in the comedy There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood (film)
There Goes the Neighborhood, released as Paydirt in most foreign countries, is a 1992 comedy film. The film tells a story of a dying prisoner who whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist Willis Embry who heads to the New Jersey suburbs to find it.-Synopsis:Prison...
, which has become somewhat of a "forgotten film". O'Hara continued to appear in many films during the nineties and the beginning of the twenty-first century. She received roles in four of Christopher Guest
Christopher Guest
Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest , better known as Christopher Guest, is an American screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor and comedian. He is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed and starred in several improvisational "mockumentary" films that...
's mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
films, three of which earned her awards and nominations, Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a mockumentary starring, co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. Its cast included Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Parker Posey and others who would appear in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest.The title of...
, Best in Show
Best in Show (film)
Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also...
, A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed by Christopher Guest...
and For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration (film)
For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
. Her role in 1999s The Life Before This
The Life Before This
The Life Before This is a 1999 Canadian film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti. It begins with a massacre perpetrated in a coffee shop by two gunmen, and then uses flashbacks to show how each of the people present found themselves in the shop on that day. It shows how small choices can result in...
won her a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree...
. In 2006, she starred with Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values , and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper...
in the fantasy feature Penelope
Penelope (2006 film)
Penelope is a 2006 fantasy/romantic comedy film directed by Mark Palansky which was first released in 2006 as a premiere. It stars Christina Ricci, James McAvoy and Reese Witherspoon.-Plot:...
. O'Hara has served as a voice artist of a number of animated movies, The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to...
, Chicken Little
Chicken Little (2005 film)
Chicken Little is a 2005 computer-animated science fiction family comedy film loosely based on the fable The Sky Is Falling. It was the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation...
, Over the Hedge
Over the Hedge (film)
Over the Hedge is a 2006 computer animated family action comedy film based on the characters from United Media comic strip of the same name. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and produced by Bonnie Arnold, it was released in the United States on May 19, 2006.The film was produced by...
, Monster House
Monster House (film)
Monster House is a 2006 computer animated motion capture horror/comedy film produced by ImageMovers and Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that they have...
, Brother Bear 2
Brother Bear 2
The soundtrack to Brother Bear 2 was released August 15, 2006. It is available only on digital outlets such as iTunes and walmart.com. It includes the following tracks:#Dave Metzger - Opening: Brother Bear 2 – 0:34...
, and the upcoming Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie (2012 film)
Frankenweenie is an upcoming 3D black and white stop motion film and remake of the 1984 short film of the same name. Like the 1984 version, it is a parody of and an homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's book of the same name...
.
On June 9, 2007, O'Hara was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame
Canada's Walk of Fame
Canada's Walk of Fame , located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians...
. On February 28, 2010, she spoke at the Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on February 28, 2010, beginning at 5:30 pm PST at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
.
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- Meryl StreepMeryl StreepMary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
- Karen BlackKaren BlackKaren Black is an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She is noted for appearing in such films as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Great Gatsby, Rhinoceros, The Day of the Locust, Nashville, Airport 1975, and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot...
- Lucille BallLucille BallLucille Désirée Ball was an American comedian, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy...
Personal life
A naturalizedNaturalization
Naturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth....
U.S. citizen, O'Hara married production designer
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
Bo Welch
Bo Welch
Robert W. "Bo" Welch III is an American motion picture production designer and director.Welch was born in Yardley, Pennsylvania. He worked as a production designer on the Tim Burton films Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Batman Returns, as well as A Little Princess and Men in Black, among...
in 1992, with whom she has two sons, Matthew (b.1994) and Luke (b.1997). She is the sister of critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O'Hara
Mary Margaret O'Hara
Mary Margaret O'Hara is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress, who has been hailed as one of the greatest cult heroines in rock music despite having released very few of her own recordings. She is best known for the critically acclaimed album Miss America, released in 1988.-Early stages:O'Hara...
, though she is a singer-songwriter in her own right, having written and performed songs in Guest's film A Mighty Wind. She has a condition known as situs inversus
Situs inversus
Situs inversus is a congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The normal arrangement is known as situs solitus...
, a congenital condition
Congenital disorder
A congenital disorder, or congenital disease, is a condition existing at birth and often before birth, or that develops during the first month of life , regardless of causation...
in which the major visceral organs
Organ (anatomy)
In biology, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues . The main tissue is the one that is unique for the specific organ. For example, main tissue in the heart is the myocardium, while sporadic are...
are reversed or mirrored
Mirror image
A mirror image is a reflected duplication of an object that appears identical but reversed. As an optical effect it results from reflection off of substances such as a mirror or water. It is also a concept in geometry and can be used as a conceptualization process for 3-D structures...
from their normal positions.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Double Negative Deadly Companion Deadly Companion is a 1980 Canadian mystery film based on the novel The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald.-Plot:... |
Judith | Also known as Deadly Companion |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal | Audrey | |
| 1983 | Rock & Rule Rock & Rule Rock & Rule is a 1983 Canadian animated film from the animation studio Nelvana. It was produced and directed by the company's founders, Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith. The film features the voices of Greg Salata, Susan Roman, and Don Francks, with Catherine O'Hara, Chris... |
Aunt Edith | Voice |
| 1985 | After Hours After Hours (film) After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film, written by Joseph Minion and directed by Martin Scorsese. Paul Hackett , a New Yorker, experiences a series of adventures and perils in trying to make his way home from SoHo.-Plot:... |
Gail | |
| 1986 | Heartburn Heartburn (film) Heartburn is a 1986 American drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Nora Ephron is based on her semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, which was inspired by her tempestuous second marriage to Carl Bernstein and his affair with Margaret Jay. Rachel is a food writer at a New... |
Betty | |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton, produced by The Geffen Film Company and distributed by Warner Bros... |
Deila Deetz | |
| 1990 | Little Vegas | Lexie | |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Texie Garcia | |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Gloria Henner | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Kate McCallister | |
| 1992 | There Goes the Neighborhood There Goes the Neighborhood (film) There Goes the Neighborhood, released as Paydirt in most foreign countries, is a 1992 comedy film. The film tells a story of a dying prisoner who whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist Willis Embry who heads to the New Jersey suburbs to find it.-Synopsis:Prison... |
Jessica Lodge | Also known as - Paydirt |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the direct sequel to Home Alone. The film stars Macaulay Culkin in the lead role as Kevin McCallister, while... |
Kate McCallister | |
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to... |
Sally & Shock | Voice |
| 1994 | The Paper The Paper The Paper is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, and Glenn Close. The film depicts 24 hours in a newspaper editor's professional and personal life.-Plot:... |
Susan | |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp (film) Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American semi-biographical Western film, written by Dan Gordon and Lawrence Kasdan and directed by Kasdan. It stars Kevin Costner in the title role as lawman Wyatt Earp, and features an ensemble cast that includes Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Isabella Rossellini, Mark Harmon,... |
Allie Earp | |
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate A Simple Twist of Fate A Simple Twist of Fate is a 1994 American dramedy film directed by Gillies MacKinnon. The screenplay by Steve Martin is loosely based on the 1861 novel Silas Marner by George Eliot.-Plot:... |
April Simon | |
| 1995 | Tall Tale | Calamity Jane | |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman Waiting for Guffman Waiting for Guffman is a mockumentary starring, co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. Its cast included Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Parker Posey and others who would appear in several of the subsequent mockumentaries directed by Guest.The title of... |
Sheila Albertson | |
| 1996 | The Last of the High Kings The Last of the High Kings The Last of the High Kings is a 1996 coming of age film set in Howth, Dublin, Ireland in the 1970s where the teenagers of the story are dealing with the birth of punk, the death of Elvis Presley and the various dramas of their teens. The lead role of Frankie Griffin is played by Jared Leto... |
Cathleen | |
| 1997 | Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking (1997 film) Pippi Longstocking is a 1997 animated musical film from AB Svensk Filmindustri and Nelvana, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren. It was distributed theatrically by Legacy Releasing and on DVD by Warner Bros., and was served as a pilot of a spin-off television series on HBO in... |
Mrs. Prysselius | Voice |
| 1998 | Home Fries | Beatrice Lever | |
| 1999 | The Life Before This The Life Before This The Life Before This is a 1999 Canadian film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti. It begins with a massacre perpetrated in a coffee shop by two gunmen, and then uses flashbacks to show how each of the people present found themselves in the shop on that day. It shows how small choices can result in... |
Sheena | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree... |
| 1999 | Bartok the Magnificent Bartok the Magnificent Bartok the Magnificent, also known as Bartok the Great, is a spin-off to the 1997 film Anastasia, which features Hank Azaria as the voice of Bartok. This film was released on VHS and DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on November 16, 1999, and was re-released in 2005 along with Anastasia... |
Ludmilla | Voice; direct to video |
| 2000 | Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big Edward Fudwupper Fibbed Big is a 2000 film starring Emily Osment. The film also stars Justin Brinsfield, John Cleese, Catherine O'Hara, and Haley Joel Osment. It is based on the book by Berkeley Breathed.... |
Voice; short film | |
| 2000 | Best in Show Best in Show (film) Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also... |
Cookie Fleck | American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Canadian Comedy Award for Film - Pretty Funny Female Performance Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Connie Barker | |
| 2002 | Orange County Orange County (film) Orange County is a 2002 American comedy film starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black. It was released on January 11, 2002. The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films and Scott Rudin. The movie was directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Mike White.-Plot:Shaun Brumder is a... |
Cindy Beugler | |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind A Mighty Wind A Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed by Christopher Guest... |
Mickey Crabbe | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Music Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast The Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast is an annual award given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society.-2000s:*2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring... Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas Surviving Christmas Surviving Christmas is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Ben Affleck. Despite being a Christmas movie, DreamWorks SKG released the movie towards the end of October. This was due to it being advanced from December 2003 to avoid clashing with Affleck's other film, Paycheck.... |
Christine Valco | |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a 2004 black comedy film directed by Brad Silberling. It is an adaptation of the The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window, being the first three books in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket... |
Justice Strauss | |
| 2005 | Game 6 Game 6 Game 6 is a 2005 American film directed by Michael Hoffman, first presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and released in the United States in 2006... |
Lillian Rogan | |
| 2005 | Chicken Little Chicken Little (2005 film) Chicken Little is a 2005 computer-animated science fiction family comedy film loosely based on the fable The Sky Is Falling. It was the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation... |
Tina | Voice |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge Over the Hedge (film) Over the Hedge is a 2006 computer animated family action comedy film based on the characters from United Media comic strip of the same name. Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and produced by Bonnie Arnold, it was released in the United States on May 19, 2006.The film was produced by... |
Penny | Voice |
| 2006 | Monster House Monster House (film) Monster House is a 2006 computer animated motion capture horror/comedy film produced by ImageMovers and Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, this is the first time since Back to the Future Part III that they have... |
Mom | Voice |
| 2006 | Brother Bear 2 Brother Bear 2 The soundtrack to Brother Bear 2 was released August 15, 2006. It is available only on digital outlets such as iTunes and walmart.com. It includes the following tracks:#Dave Metzger - Opening: Brother Bear 2 – 0:34... |
Kata | Voice; direct-to-Video |
| 2006 | Penelope Penelope (2006 film) Penelope is a 2006 fantasy/romantic comedy film directed by Mark Palansky which was first released in 2006 as a premiere. It stars Christina Ricci, James McAvoy and Reese Witherspoon.-Plot:... |
Jessica Wilhern | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration For Your Consideration (film) For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film.... |
Marilyn Hack | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress The Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle to honor the best achievements in acting.-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:*... National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual film awards given by the National Board of Review.-1950s:-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress The Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film to the actress or actresses whose winning performance is voted by participating members... Nominated — Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast]] Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead The Film Independent's Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... |
| 2006 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses is a 2006 direct-to-video computer animated Barbie film directed by Greg Richardson and loosely based on the fairytale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". It is part of the Barbie film series and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as the Barbie protagonist. This... |
Rowena | Voice; direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Away We Go | Gloria Farlander | |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are (film) Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 American fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and adapted from Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book Where the Wild Things Are. It combines live action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery... |
Judith | Voice |
| 2010 | Killers Killers (2010 film) Killers is a 2010 American romantic comedy action film starring Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck and Catherine O'Hara. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 4, 2010... |
Mrs. Koenfeldt | |
| 2010 | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure is a CGI animated film released in Italian October 29, 2010, sequel Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom . In 2009, the movie was announced under its working title, "The Magic is Back".-Plot:... |
Roxy Roxy (Winx Club) Roxy is a character in the Winx Club animated series. Her first appearance was in the third episode of the fourth season, "L´ultima Fata della Terra" . She is the last fairy on Earth... |
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| 2011 | Un monstre à Paris | Voice | |
| 2011 | Fortune | Pre-Production | |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie Frankenweenie (2012 film) Frankenweenie is an upcoming 3D black and white stop motion film and remake of the 1984 short film of the same name. Like the 1984 version, it is a parody of and an homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's book of the same name... |
Susan Frankenstien/Edgar/Gym teacher/Mrs. Epstien/Weird girl | Voice; filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Rimshots | Television film | |
| 1976–1977 | Coming Up Rosie Coming Up Rosie Coming Up Rosie was a Canadian children's sitcom TV series on CBC Television, aired for three seasons from 1975–1978.-Premise:The show focused on a group of tenants in an office building located at 99 Sumach Street, Toronto. The title character, Rosie Tucker, was played by Rosemary Radcliffe... |
Myrna Wallbacker | |
| 1978 | Witch's Night Out Witch's Night Out Witch's Night Out is an animated television Halloween special that premiered on NBC October 27, 1978, but was shot in a Toronto studio. It was the sequel to the 1974 special The Gift of Winter with the vocal talents from Dan Aykroyd and Vlari Bromfield... |
Malicious | Voice; television film/television special |
| 1976–1979 | SCTV Second City Television Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.- Premise :... |
Various | 50 episodes |
| 1979 | Intergalactic Thanksgiving Intergalactic Thanksgiving Intergalactic Thanksgiving is the fourth television special from the Canadian animation company, Nelvana.-Story:... |
Ma Spademinder | Voice; television short |
| 1980 | You've Come a Long Way, Katie | Mini-series | |
| 1980 | Easter Fever Easter Fever Easter Fever is the fifth television special from the Canadian animation company, Nelvana.-Plot:... |
Scarlett O'Hare | Voice |
| 1980 | From Cleveland | Various | Television film |
| 1981 | The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | Various | 1 episode |
| 1981–1982 | SCTV Network 90 | Various | 27 episodes |
| 1984 | The New Show The New Show The New Show was a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to SNL... |
Various | 3 episodes |
| 1983–1984 | SCTV Channel | Various | 5 episodes |
| 1985 | The Last Polka The Last Polka The Last Polka is a 1985 comedy television film, and one of the first Mockumentaries. It was written by and starred John Candy and Eugene Levy, and directed by John Blanchard.... |
Lemon Twin | Television film |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week George Burns Comedy Week George Burns Comedy Week was a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup.As he was age 89 when the show premiered, George Burns was billed as the oldest person ever to "star" in a television series... |
Episode: "The Dynamite Girl" | |
| 1986 | Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood | Marie Antoinette | Television film |
| 1987 | Really Weird Tales | Theresa Sharpe | Segment: "I'll Die Loving You" |
| 1987 | Trying Times | Rebecca | Episode: "Get a Job" |
| 1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | Miss Malone | 13 episodes |
| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Nancy Mae | Television film |
| 1989 | Andrea Martin... Together Again | Dee Lee/Jane/Kitten/Holly Faun/Marcie | Television film |
| 1990 | The Dave Thomas Comedy Show The Dave Thomas Comedy Show The Dave Thomas Comedy Show was a sketch-based, half-hour, five-week summer replacement series, which aired on CBS in the summer of 1990. The show starred Canadian comedian Dave Thomas, who is best known for an earlier sketch comedy series, SCTV... |
1 episode | |
| 1990 | Dream On Dream On (TV series) Dream On is an American adult-themed situation comedy about single New Yorker, Martin Tupper. The show used a gimmick where old black and white clips were used to punctuate the main character's feelings or thoughts... |
Irma | Episode: "555-HELL" |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes Morton & Hayes Morton & Hayes was a short-lived comedy television series, shown Wednesday nights at 8:30 on CBS. Only six episodes were shown, from July 24 to August 28, 1991.This series was centered around the "rediscovered" work of a fictitious comedy duo.-Format:... |
Amelia Von Astor / Mimi Von Astor | Episode: "Daffy Dicks" |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show The Larry Sanders Show The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the... |
Herself | Episode: "Talk Show" |
| 1993 | The Hidden Room | Laurel Brody | Episode: "The First Battle" |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt Tales from the Crypt (TV series) Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO... |
Gearldine Ferrett | Episode: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002... |
Becka Paulson | Episode: "The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson" Nominated — Gemini Award Gemini Award The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are... for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series |
| 1997 | Hope | Muriel Macswain | Television film |
| 1999 | Oh Baby Oh Baby Oh Baby is an American situation comedy series that ran on Lifetime from August 26, 1998 to March 4, 2000. It also ran from 1999 to 2003 on Canada's W Network... |
Roberta Hunter | Episode: "Discrimination" |
| 1999 | Late Last Night Late Last Night (film) Late Last Night is a 1999 television movie directed and written by Steven Brill. The film stars Emilio Estevez and Steven Weber and also features cameo appearances by Allen Covert and Kelly Monaco. It is rated R for extensive drug-related content, sexuality and language.-Plot:Dan is an... |
Shrink | Television film |
| 2000 | MADtv MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first... |
Woman on Blind Date | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Committed Committed (TV series) Committed is a Canadian animated television series that aired on CTV, beginning in 2001. It is currently airing on YTV.It was based on an American comic strip of the same name by Michael Fry, better known for Over the Hedge.... |
Liz Larsen | |
| 2002 | Bram & Alice Bram & Alice Bram & Alice is a television sitcom that aired on CBS from October 6 to 27, 2002. The show only lasted four episodes, although five unaired episodes were also produced.Universal HD aired all nine episodes of the show during the spring of 2010... |
Ms. O'Connor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003 | Odd Job Jack Odd Job Jack Odd Job Jack was a Canadian animated comedy television show featuring Don McKellar, about one man's misadventures in temporary employment. Seen on and produced for the The Comedy Network, a cable specialty channel, and shown on Adult Swim in Latin America, the show is currently finished its... |
Claudia Johnson | Episode: "Broke & Broker" |
| 2004 | The Wool Cap The Wool Cap The Wool Cap is a 2004 American cable television movie, an updated and Americanized version of the 1962 feature film Gigot starring Jackie Gleason, who wrote the original story.... |
Gloria | Television film |
| 2003–2005 | Six Feet Under | Carol Ward | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Good Behavior | Jackie West | Television film |
| 2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself... |
Bam Bam | Episode: "Funkhouser's Crazy Sister" |
| 2009 | Made in Hollywood Made in Hollywood Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in syndication since September 30, 2005. The series is currently in its seventh season. The series is filmed in two studios in Los Angeles, California and New York City... |
Herself | Episode: #5.4 |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin Temple Grandin (film) Temple Grandin is a 2010 biopic directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, a woman with autism who revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses.-Plot synopsis:... |
Aunt Ann | Television film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2011 | Producing Parker Producing Parker Producing Parker is a Canadian animated television sitcom that debuted May 4, 2009 on TVtropolis. Episodes began airing on Global in Fall 2009.... |
Irene Kovak | Guest role, 1 episode. |
| 2009–present | Glenn Martin, DDS Glenn Martin, DDS Glenn Martin, DDS is an American stop-motion-animated television series that premiered on Nick at Nite on August 17, 2009. The series is produced by Tornante Animation in association with Cuppa Coffee Studio... |
Jackie Martin | 38 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dream On Dream On (TV series) Dream On is an American adult-themed situation comedy about single New Yorker, Martin Tupper. The show used a gimmick where old black and white clips were used to punctuate the main character's feelings or thoughts... |
Episode: "And Your Little Dog, Too" |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002... |
Episode: "Glyphic" |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1976–1979 | SCTV Second City Television Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.- Premise :... |
52 episodes |
| 1980 | From Cleveland | Television film |
| 1981–1982 | SCTV Network 90 | 28 episodes Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Show (SCTV Network 90) Nominated — Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (SCTV Network 90) |
| 1983–1984 | SCTV Channel | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Really Weird Tales | Television film; segment: "I'll Die Loving You" |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | |
| 1989 | Andrea Martin... Together Again | Television film; special material |
Wins
- 1982 – Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Show (SCTV Network 90) *(episode: Moral Majority Show)
- 1995 – Gemini Awards: Earle Grey Award
- 2000 – Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (The Life Before ThisThe Life Before ThisThe Life Before This is a 1999 Canadian film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti. It begins with a massacre perpetrated in a coffee shop by two gunmen, and then uses flashbacks to show how each of the people present found themselves in the shop on that day. It shows how small choices can result in...
) - 2001 – American Comedy AwardsAmerican Comedy AwardsThe American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually in the United States from 1987 to 2001 recognizing performances and performers in the field of comedy, with an emphasis on television comedy and comedy films...
for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Best in ShowBest in Show (film)Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also...
) - 2001 – Canadian Comedy AwardsCanadian Comedy AwardsThe Canadian Comedy Awards, founded by , are an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable English speaking Canadian comedians for achievements in Live, Radio, Film, Television and Internet media over the previous year...
for Pretty Funny Female Performance in Film (Best in ShowBest in Show (film)Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also...
) - 2003 – Seattle Film Critics Awards for Best Music (A Mighty WindA Mighty WindA Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed by Christopher Guest...
) - 2004 – Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Ensemble Cast (A Mighty WindA Mighty WindA Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed by Christopher Guest...
) - 2006 – National Board of Review for Best Supporting Actress (For Your ConsiderationFor Your Consideration (film)For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
) - 2007 – Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actress (For Your ConsiderationFor Your Consideration (film)For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
)
Nominations
- 1982 – Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (SCTV Network 90) *(episodes: Cycle Two, Show Two and Christmas Show)
- 1983 – Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (SCTV Network 90) *(episode: The Christmas Show)
- 1998 – Gemini Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series (The Outer LimitsThe Outer LimitsThe Outer Limits or Outer Limits may refer to:*The Outer Limits , a black-and-white science fiction series that aired from 1963 to 1965...
) - 2001 – Satellite AwardsSatellite AwardsThe Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
: Golden Satellite for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical (Best in ShowBest in Show (film)Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also...
) - 2004 – Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Ensemble Acting (A Mighty WindA Mighty WindA Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed by Christopher Guest...
) - 2004 – Satellite AwardsSatellite AwardsThe Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
: Golden Satellite for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical (A Mighty WindA Mighty WindA Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands must reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. It was directed by Christopher Guest...
) - 2006 – Gotham AwardsGotham AwardsThe Gotham Awards is an annual ceremony of awards presented to the makers of independent films which takes place in New York City...
for Best Ensemble Cast (For Your ConsiderationFor Your Consideration (film)For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
) - 2007 – Independent Spirit AwardsIndependent Spirit AwardsThe Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit...
for Best Female Lead (For Your ConsiderationFor Your Consideration (film)For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
) - 2007 – Broadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsThe Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, commonly called the Critics' Choice Awards, are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Nominees are selected by written ballots in a week-long voting period, and are announced in...
: Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress (For Your ConsiderationFor Your Consideration (film)For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
) - 2007 – Chlotrudis Awards for Best Supporting Actress (For Your ConsiderationFor Your Consideration (film)For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, both also starring in the film....
) - 2010 – Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Temple GrandinTemple GrandinTemple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior...
) - 2010 – Satellite AwardsSatellite AwardsThe Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Temple GrandinTemple GrandinTemple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior...
) - 2011 – Screen Actors Guild AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsA Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
: Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Temple GrandinTemple GrandinTemple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior...
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External links
- Catherine O'Hara at Northernstars.ca