Catherine Anne
Catherine Anne O'Hara, OC was born March 4 1954. She is a comedian from Canada actor, writer, and actress. O'Hara has been awarded a variety of prizes that include the Genie Award (a Golden Globe Award) as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In addition, O'Hara was awarded six Canadian Screen Awards. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2018 and was honoured with the Governor General's Performing Arts Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award in 2020. She first came to the attention of an actor in the year 1974 as she was a part of The Second City improvisational comedy troupe in Toronto. Together with John Candy, O'Hara was part of the main cast for the sitcom Coming Up Rosie (1975-1978). O'Hara began working with Candy in Second City Television's sketch comedy series (1976-1984). O'Hara was recognized for her stand-up and writing skills, winning the Primetime Emmy Award of Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1981. O'Hara, Steve Carell and Dwayne Colbert were added to the Second City artistic board in 2022.




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