A statement from CAA, the agency which represented O’Hara, said the actress died Friday “at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness.”
O’Hara got her start at Second City in her native Canada, before turning to film.
Her roles in “Beetlejuice” (1988) and “Home Alone” (1990) won wide acclaim. Soon, she turned to collaborating with director Christopher Guest, starring in many of his iconic mockumentaries, including “Waiting for Guffman” (1996) and “Best in Show” (2000).
No word on what cause her illness or death or for how long she had been sick. She was still acting in 2025. The was in the TV Series: The Studio
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