Catherine Anne

 Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born on March 4, 1954)is a Canadian-American actress, comedian, and writer. O'Hara has been the recipient of several distinctions that include an award called a Genie Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Canadian Screen Awards. In the year 2018, she was named an Officer of Canada. In 2020, she was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement award. O'Hara first became known as an actress when she was part of The Second City improv comedy troupe in Toronto in 1974. Together with John Candy, O'Hara was part of the main cast for the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). In the following year, O'Hara and Candy began working on the sketch comedy program Second City Television (1976-1984) in which she received praise from critics for her work as a comedic actor and writer. She was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for an Variety Series in 1981. O'Hara was appointed to the Second City artistic advisory board in 2022. She was joined by Steve Carell, Dwayne Colbert and Tina Fey.                

                            


                              


                             


                                                      



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