Actress Catherine O'Hara, who played Kevin's mother in Home Alone, has died.

American-Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71, her agent has confirmed.

O'Hara is best known for her role as the mother of Kevin, a boy who fights off robbers in the hit Hollywood film Home Alone.

In the mid-2010s, the actress gained new fans with her starring role in the comedy series Schitt's Creek. The series follows the family of a billionaire who goes bankrupt and is forced to move to a small provincial town. O'Hara played the formerly popular actress Moira, the wife of the main character, played by Eugene Levy.

Catherine O'Hara began her professional career in the mid-1970s in Canada, appearing on comedy television shows. She also wrote scripts for shows, for which she received her first Emmy Award in 1982.

The actress's first film success came after the release of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice in 1988, in which she played one of the roles. However, her greatest popularity came with the Christmas comedy Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin. In the film, Kevin's mother, Kate, realizes that her son didn't join them on their vacation and tries to return home.

O'Hara reprised the role of Kevin's mother in the 1992 sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Home Alone is considered one of the most famous Hollywood Christmas films, continuing to air regularly on television and enjoying popularity on streaming platforms. In particular, the film helped popularize the Ukrainian Christmas song "Shchedryk" worldwide.

Since the mid-2010s, the actress has enjoyed renewed success with the series Schitt's Creek, which aired on the Canadian television network CBC from 2015 to 2020. Six seasons were produced, and in 2019, O'Hara won another Emmy for her role as Moira. The series was written by Eugene Levy and his son, Dan Levy, who also plays his son, Johnny, on the show. The series gained particular popularity in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

In recent years, Catherine O'Hara has continued to appear in films and television series. She recently appeared in the second season of the popular television series The Last of Us. In 2025, the actress starred in Seth Rogen's The Studio, playing Patty Lee, a seasoned studio executive who is fired and replaced by Rogen's character.

Catherine O'Hara has made a significant mark on the film industry with her memorable roles, comedic talent, and long-standing career in film and television.