I audibly gasped when I read this. Like completely out of nowhere. WOW she was a juggernaut in acting. Rest in peace.
FrankGehryNuman on
Absolute legend. RIP Cookie
friskytorpedo on
Oh my god. A Canadian legend indeed. Such a comedic talent, what a loss.
ReindeerIsHereToFuck on
Oh no! I loved her performances. I will miss her
Rip legend
OneWhoWonders on
Well…..fuck.
She was great in everything I saw her in, she’s iconic as the Mom in Home Alone, and I loved the later stage of her career as Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek.
She will be missed.
Thats_what_I_think on
She will be missed-such an icon!
Jappy_toutou on
A true national treasure. Immense comedic talent, wit and charisma. All on top of being, by all accounts, a great human.
In this world that has turned pretty inhuman, she will be missed.
YogurtclosetOk2555 on
Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭
seephilz on
That absolutely sucks. Baybay was the best line on Schitts Creek
teebles22 on
OMG RIP…
PlentyRecover4418 on
Genuinely shocked, not sure why.
RIP Queen
Vegemite-Sandwich901 on
A great Torontonian. RIP to one of the best.
Chanana4 on
Welp my day is ruined…. fuck she was a freaking legend in Schitts Creek
RIP Moira. Starred in one of the best shows ever made.
AND a mom in two very-loved Christmas movies.
Legendary life.
Ok-Jellyfish-2941 on
I fell in love with her work in SCTV. I followed here ever since. Terrible loss.
DogeDoRight on
Oh no! She’s one of the greats.
Chickenfriedricee on
True Canadian Icon, Rest in Peace
CruelRegulator on
Too soon. I don’t think anyone can replace how dramatic she was. Her type of comedy is all hers and now I’m really going to miss it. RIP
BehBeh11 on
I’m crying. Such an incredible human that we have lost. I will miss her.
barnardNDT on
I first saw her in Beetlejuice when I was 8 or 9. I remember laughing at her performance and having the thought “Oh! Some people are skilled at this, being funny is something a person can be good at”. It started a lifetime love of comedy for me.
robophantom on
Terrible news, she was a true Canadian treasure. Rest in peace queen.
PzKpfwIVAusfG on
Well, shit. Literally just yesterday I bought all of SCTV on DVD. I guess I know what I’m doing this weekend.
She always struck me as super genuine and kind. She and Eugene Levy did an interview on Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend a few years back that I recommend. Conan gushes over them both, telling them how much they influenced him, and you can tell how humbled Catherine is by it.
Hopefully someone gives her a eulogy as good as she gave John Candy when he died. She deserves it.
bornatmidnight on
Moira Rose is truly one of the best comedic characters of all time.
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I audibly gasped when I read this. Like completely out of nowhere. WOW she was a juggernaut in acting. Rest in peace.
Absolute legend. RIP Cookie
Oh my god. A Canadian legend indeed. Such a comedic talent, what a loss.
Oh no! I loved her performances. I will miss her
Rip legend
Well…..fuck.
She was great in everything I saw her in, she’s iconic as the Mom in Home Alone, and I loved the later stage of her career as Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek.
She will be missed.
She will be missed-such an icon!
A true national treasure. Immense comedic talent, wit and charisma. All on top of being, by all accounts, a great human.
In this world that has turned pretty inhuman, she will be missed.
Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭
That absolutely sucks. Baybay was the best line on Schitts Creek
OMG RIP…
Genuinely shocked, not sure why.
RIP Queen
A great Torontonian. RIP to one of the best.
Welp my day is ruined…. fuck she was a freaking legend in Schitts Creek
Don’t give the TMZ vultures $ off of this. [CityNews link](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/30/catherine-ohara-dies-at-71-tmz-report/)
Edit: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/catherine-ohara-dead-schitts-creek-home-alone-1236646029/) has confirmed it with her manager independent of TMZ “reporting”
Well, this is UPSETTING to hear out of nowhere!!! 🙁
[Okay, that’s enough news for today.](https://yarn.co/yarn-clip/a1f1dfba-9333-4a68-9e69-b89cfb671c34/gif)
RIP Moira. Starred in one of the best shows ever made.
AND a mom in two very-loved Christmas movies.
Legendary life.
I fell in love with her work in SCTV. I followed here ever since. Terrible loss.
Oh no! She’s one of the greats.
True Canadian Icon, Rest in Peace
Too soon. I don’t think anyone can replace how dramatic she was. Her type of comedy is all hers and now I’m really going to miss it. RIP
I’m crying. Such an incredible human that we have lost. I will miss her.
I first saw her in Beetlejuice when I was 8 or 9. I remember laughing at her performance and having the thought “Oh! Some people are skilled at this, being funny is something a person can be good at”. It started a lifetime love of comedy for me.
Terrible news, she was a true Canadian treasure. Rest in peace queen.
Well, shit. Literally just yesterday I bought all of SCTV on DVD. I guess I know what I’m doing this weekend.
She always struck me as super genuine and kind. She and Eugene Levy did an interview on Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend a few years back that I recommend. Conan gushes over them both, telling them how much they influenced him, and you can tell how humbled Catherine is by it.
Hopefully someone gives her a eulogy as good as she gave John Candy when he died. She deserves it.
Moira Rose is truly one of the best comedic characters of all time.