Catherine O’Hara was born on 4th March 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is a Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress, writer, and comedian, but best known for her roles in such movies as “After Hours” (1985), “Home Alone” (1990), “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992), and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993). O’Hara also played various characters in “SCTV” from 1976 to 1979. Her career started in 1975.
Have you ever wonder how rich Catherine O’Hara is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that O’Hara’s net worth is as high as $8 million, an amount earned through her successful acting career. In addition to being an on-screen actress, O’Hara has worked as a stand-up comedian and writer, which has also improved her wealth.
Catherine O’Hara Net Worth $8 Million
Catherine O’Hara was the sixth of seven children in a family of Irish descent, and was raised Catholic. She went to the Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and there met Robin Duke, who played an instrumental role in her pursuit of an acting career.
O’Hara debuted in an episode of “The Wayne & Shuster Show” in 1975, and then appeared in 50 episodes of a popular TV series “Second City TV” from 1976 to 1979. In 1980, she played alongside Donald Sutherland and Suzanne Somers in “Nothing Personal”, and later in 27 episodes of “SCTV Network” from 1981 to 1982. O’Hara appeared in “The Last Polka” (1985), in Martin Scorsese’s Golden Globe-nominated “After Hours” (1985) with Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, and Verna Bloom, and in “Heartburn” (1986) starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. In 1988, Catherine played in Tim Burton’s Oscar-winning “Beetlejuice” with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Michael Keaton, while she ended the decade with a role in “I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood” in 1989. Her net worth was well established.
O’Hara played in several blockbuster movies in the early ‘90s, including Warren Beatty’s Oscar-winning “Dick Tracy” (1990) with Beatty, Madonna, and Al Pacino. She also played Kate McCallister in Chris Columbus’ Oscar-nominated comedy “Home Alone” (1990) alongside Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern, which grossed over $530 million worldwide and helped O’Hara to increase her net worth significantly. Catherine also portrayed Kate in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” in 1992, and lent her voice to the Oscar-nominated “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in 1993, which also grossed a lot of money and improved O’Hara’s wealth. In the mid-‘90s, O’Hara had important parts in Ron Howard’s Oscar-nominated “The Paper” (1994) alongside Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall, and in Oscar-nominated “Wyatt Earp” (1994) starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, and Gene Hackman.
O’Hara was quite busy in the early 2000s, as she played in such movies as the Golden Globe Award-nominated “Best in Show” (2000) with Fred Willard and Eugene Levy, “Orange County” (2002) starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black, and in Christopher Guest’s Oscar-nominated comedy “A Mighty Wind” (2003). She continued with “Surviving Christmas” (2004) alongside Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, and James Gandolfini, “The Wool Cap” (2004) starring William H. Macy, and in Oscar-winning “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (2006) with Jim Carrey, Jude Law, and Meryl Streep. By the end of the 2000’s, Catherine appeared in “Penelope” (2006) with Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, and Reese Witherspoon, then she starred in “For Your Consideration” (2006) and played in Sam Mendes’ “Away We Go” (2009), adding further to her net worth.
In 2010, O’Hara played alongside Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, and David Strathairn in Golden Globe-winning “Temple Grandin”, and then she gave her voice to various characters in Tim Burton’s Oscar-nominated “Frankenweenie” in 2012. She currently appears in such TV series as “What Lives Inside” (2015- ), “Schitt’s Creek” (2015- ), and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”, which will be aired from 2017, also adding to her net worth.
Regarding her personal life, Catherine O’Hara married production designer Bo Welch in 1992 and has two sons with him.
