Renowned actress Catherine O’Hara passed away due to a blood clot in her lung, as confirmed by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office.
The report, verified by The Associated Press, cited pulmonary embolism as the direct cause of death, with an underlying condition of rectal cancer.
O’Hara, aged 71, breathed her last on January 30.
The oncologist overseeing her care mentioned treating O’Hara since March of the previous year, with the last visit on January 27, before her demise at a Santa Monica, Calif., hospital.
The sudden passing of Canadian comedy icon Catherine O’Hara at 71 has left many in Canada and Hollywood in shock and grief. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
She was celebrated for numerous memorable portrayals on television and in films, including her roles in the sketch-comedy series SCTV, blockbuster movies like Beetlejuice and Home Alone, and the acclaimed sitcom Schitt’s Creek, for which she earned an Emmy Award.
Her career took off while she worked as a waitress in Toronto at Second City Theatre, where she observed the performers on stage and aspired to join them.
The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office reported that Catherine O’Hara, aged 71, succumbed to a blood clot in her lung, compounded by rectal cancer.
She became part of the touring company at Second City Theatre and later joined the cast of the television show SCTV. O’Hara shared the stage with other Canadian comedy luminaries such
