Catherine O’Hara, 71, looked frail during final red carpet appearance just four months before star’s shock death

Schitt’s Creek star Catherine O’Hara looked skinny at her last red carpet appearance four months ago.

The Home Alone star, who died at her Los Angeles home on Friday at the age of 71, was skinnier than ever when spotted at the Emmy Awards in September 2025.

Although the skirt part was full thanks to the layers of fabric, it was clear from the top that her arms and waist were very thin.

O’Hara also had a slimmer face and neck, as her strawberry-colored hair fell in soft waves over her shoulders.

Before that, the Hollywood veteran looked tiny at the Images Portrait Studio at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas, in March 2025. Once again, she was wearing a slim, form-fitting black dress.

O’Hara appeared to have lost a significant amount of weight about two years ago.

Canadian-born O’Hara died “after a brief illness” at her home in the Brentwood area of ​​Los Angeles, according to a statement from her agency CAA. Further details were not immediately available.

O’Hara also had a slimmer face and neck, as her strawberry-colored hair fell in soft waves over her shoulders.

The artist is survived by his wife Bo Welch and his sons Matthew and Luke, as well as his siblings Michael O’Hara, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Maureen Jolley, Marcus O’Hara, Tom O’Hara and Patricia Wallice.

A private celebration of life will be held by the family.

O’Hara became a household name when she played Macaulay Culkin’s mother in the first two Home Alone films, and she wowed audiences as the eccentric Moira Rose in all 80 episodes of Schitt’s Creek.

His comedic talent also shined in popular mockumentaries such as Christopher Guest’s Best in Show (2000) and A Mighty Wind (2003).

Fans also remember his memorable turns in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice.

The movie star was born in Toronto, Canada and was one of seven children. She had her first acting experience when she portrayed the Virgin Mary in a play called The Birth of Jesus.

After dropping out of high school, O’Hara worked as a waiter at the Second City Theater in Toronto. As a waiter, he met names such as Dan Aykroyd and Joe Flaherty.

Speaking to People magazine in 2024, the actor shared: ‘I was lucky enough to watch everyone.’

O’Hara eventually joined the company in 1974. However, he later admitted that he felt anxious when he walked on stage.

He admitted to The New Yorker in 2019: ‘My crutch was playing crazy when I was improvising when in doubt. Because you didn’t have to excuse anything that came out of your mouth. It didn’t need to make sense.’

Here she posed with husband Bo Welch at the awards ceremony

He had emotional moments with his wife sitting in the audience at the Emmy Awards

O’Hara eventually starred in a TV sketch show called Second City Television, which aired on NBC in the ’80s.

The actress became famous for her impressions of various celebrities, including Meryl Streep and Brooke Shields.

He made his cinema debut in 1980, starring in Double Negative alongside actors such as John Candy and Eugene Levy.

In 1988, she played Delia Deetz, the stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia, in the hit film Beetlejuice, which was a huge commercial success.

Before that, the Hollywood veteran looked tiny at the Images Portrait Studio at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas, in March 2025.

O’Hara appeared to have lost a significant amount of weight about two years ago. Before this, the thespian had a fuller frame.

And in 1990, she played Macaulay Culkin’s on-screen mother in Home Alone.

O’Hara, who reprized her role in 1992’s Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, told People: ‘It’s a great movie, isn’t it?’

O’Hara’s other roles included 2000’s Best in Show and 2003’s A Mighty Wind, as well as the 2024 Beetlejuice sequel.

In 2020, O’Hara won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in Schitt’s Creek, the popular TV comedy created by Eugene and Daniel Levy.

O’Hara, who also won a Golden Globe and a SAG Award, said in her acceptance speech: ‘I will be forever grateful to Eugene and Daniel Levy for the opportunity to portray a woman of a certain age, my age, who could be completely herself.’

O’Hara became a household name when she played Macaulay Culkin’s mother in the first two Home Alone films.

O’Hara in a scene from Schitt’s Creek

Screen actor seen in the early years of his fame in 1956