Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara, OC was born on March 4, 1954. She is a Canadian-American comedian, actress, and writer. O'Hara has been awarded a variety of awards that include the Genie Award (a Golden Globe Award), two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In addition, O'Hara was awarded six Canadian Screen Awards. In 2018, she was named an Officer of Canada. In 2020 she was presented with the Governor General's Performing Arts Performing Arts Artistic Achievement Award. O'Hara began her career as an actor in 1974 as in The Second City, an Improv comedy group located in Toronto. She was part of the main cast in the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978) along with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. The following year, O'Hara and Candy began work in the sketch comedy show Second City Television (1976-1984) in which she received the attention of critics for both her work as a comedic actress and as a writer, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for an Variety Series in 1981. O'Hara joined the Second City artistic advisory board in 2022. She was joined by Steve Carell, Dwayne Colbert and Tina Fey.




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