Catherine O’Hara, the beloved Canadian actor and comic genius who starred in Home Alone, Beetlejuice, Schitt’s Creek and so much more, is being remembered for her kindness and light.
Since news of her sudden passing broke this week, the internet has been flooded with messages of love, Here are just a few:
“Mama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say. I love you. I’ll see you later.” – Macaulay Culkin
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“Goodbye legend. Thank you for making us laugh until we hurt… which is why right now we are all hurting so damned much…” – Josh Gad
“She’s been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend. This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her.” – Michael Keaton
“Catherine, I love you. This picture shows how much light you gave to all of us. You were a special part of my life and after life.” – Tim Burton
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“It’s so rare that someone can truly have it all, be so funny, so grounded, so beautiful and so beloved. This is really sad. A queen has passed.” – Mindy Kaling
“I had the honour of knowing and working with the great Catherine O’Hara for over fifty years…
I cherished our working relationship, but most of all our friendship.” – Eugene Levy
“What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years. Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family.” – Dan Levy
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“I saw her be nothing short of wonderful to every single person she encountered, from the director to the PAs… She was radiant. It was kind of otherworldly.” – Melanie Lynskey
“She was the most wonderful, warmest, kind, hilarious human being and the most talented and brilliant actress. What a loss.” – Christina Ricci
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“Oh, genius to be near you. Eternally grateful. There is less light in my world, this lucky world that had you, will keep you, always.” – Pedro Pascal
“She was an ambassador for Canada in the truest sense: brilliant, fearless, deeply original, and so full of humanity. She made the world laugh, but she also made people feel seen.” – Michael Bublé
Catherine O’Hara was 71.
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