On SCTV she played character types I had seen before but never in the way that she played them. Here is an appreciation by Merrill Markoe who finds a common thread in her work:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/catherine-ohara-tribute-sctv-1235507971/ On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 11:07 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently had a very good friend of a similar age as O’Hara die > unexpectedly after a very brief illness like a couple of days, so those > feelings are very real and raw to me. > > O’Hara was wonderful, even in projects that we’re not quite worthy of her > talent. When she was in a quality project, it became transcendent. It seems > to be most of the obits I’ve read since yesterday highlight second city, > home alone, Schitzs Creek. I would echo the first and the third of those, > but for me my memories of her lead off with a mighty wind, Which is one of > my favorite comedy films of all time and showcases her unique gifts for > straight out comedy and bringing a certain vulnerability and emotional > openness to it otherwise is usually a very broad and harsh medium. Her > talent and her presence really was more precious than a pot of gold… > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 at 6:11 PM Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Oh my, how sad! >> She was such a wonderful entertainer, and brought so much laughter to >> people! >> >> ~Marti >> >> On Friday, January 30, 2026 at 3:58:28 PM UTC-6 Bob F wrote: >> >>> Warren Buffett-owned Local 10 in Florida tracked down Mac Culkin: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jhMI8QJipw (link) B >>> >>> Noi, Jan 30th: >>> >>> And the talk-show hosts collectively are saying, *"Sh_t!* I so wanted >>> to get her on [show name]..." 71. >>> >>> https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/catherine-ohara-dead-schitts-creek-home-alone-1236646029/ >>> (link) >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/28a1d601-e8e2-400b-85ae-0adc1d3c26c0n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/28a1d601-e8e2-400b-85ae-0adc1d3c26c0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2B5acJGD0WsTZdGOZagRJqrVnx2Gqd0eiYsyfubZFrS3Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2B5acJGD0WsTZdGOZagRJqrVnx2Gqd0eiYsyfubZFrS3Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFUgmbV%3DnO5MzAMXTJL%2BV4_SiEKdZSoR4z6BUYVxeNfFg%40mail.gmail.com.
