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Former On-Screen Children Honour Catherine O’Hara at Emmys
Catherine O’Hara was an actor who played the mother of Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.
She also played the mother of Annie Murphy and Dan Levy in Schitt’s Creek.
O’Hara died in January at age 71 after a brief illness.
At the Emmys, her former television and movie children spoke about her.
They said she was kind, funny, creative and generous.
Annie Murphy said people they did not know were also sad about O’Hara’s death.
Dan Levy said O’Hara taught him to say yes to new experiences.
The tribute celebrated how much joy O’Hara gave to audiences and the people who worked with her.
Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy honoured Catherine O’Hara at the 78th Emmy Awards.
O’Hara, who died in January at 71, was remembered as warm, encouraging and funny.
Culkin recalled O’Hara as his mother in Home Alone and urged viewers to call their mothers.
Murphy said O’Hara’s laughter and performances had deeply affected people, including strangers grieving her death.
Levy said O’Hara taught him to say yes to creative opportunities, relationships and experiences.
- Who
- Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy honoured actor Catherine O’Hara.
- What
- They delivered a tribute to O’Hara at the 78th Emmy Awards.
- Where
- The tribute took place at the Emmy Awards, while O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles.
- When
- At the 78th Emmy Awards; O’Hara died in January at age 71.
- Why
- The actors honoured O’Hara after her death and reflected on her influence as a performer and colleague.
Key facts
- Honouree
- Catherine O’Hara
- Age at death
- 71
- Tribute event
- 78th Emmy Awards
- Tribute speakers
- Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy
- Notable roles
- Culkin’s mother in Home Alone; Murphy and Levy’s mother in Schitt’s Creek
- Cause and location of death
- A brief illness at her Los Angeles home
- Agency that announced her death
- Creative Artists Agency
Quotes
Macaulay Culkin
Actor who played O’Hara’s son in Home Alone
“She wasn’t just a wife and mother to Bo and Matthew and Luke. She was my mom. She was our mama.”
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“Always say yes to any opportunity to revel in the presence of greatness.”
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Sources
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