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   By  ANDREW DALTON and JOCELYN NOVECK   
   Updated 1:41 PM EST, January 30, 2026   
      
   LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for   
   comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin’s beleaguered mom in “Home   
   Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” — died Friday at   
   71.   
      
   The Canadian-born O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles “following a   
   brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists   
   Agency. Further details were not immediately available.   
      
   O’Hara’s career was launched at the Second City in Toronto in the in   
   1970s. It was there that she first worked with Eugene Levy, who would   
   become a lifelong collaborator — and her “Schitt’s Creek” costar. The   
   two   
   would be among the original cast of the sketch show “SCTV,” which would   
   help launch the careers of other top Canadian comedians, like Martin Short   
   and Andrea Martin.   
      
   O’Hara’s dramatic turn in HBO’s “The Last of Us” earned her an Emmy   
   nomination, as did her recent role as a Hollywood producer in “The   
   Studio.”   
      
   She is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, and sons Matthew and Luke.   
      
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