Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara OC (born March 4th, 1954)is a Canadian-American actress as well as a comedian and writer. O'Hara is the proud recipient of many prizes, including an award called the Genie Award. She was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2018 and was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award in 2020. O'Hara first became known as an actress while she was a member the The Second City improv comedy troupe in Toronto in 1974. Dan Aykroyd and John Candy were also in her main cast in the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). O'Hara, Candy, and Dan Aykroyd began work on Second City Television's sketch comedy series (1976-1984). O'Hara received high praise for her comedy acting and writing skills which earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writer for a Variety Series in 1982. 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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