Home Alone star Catherine O’Hara dies at 71

Actress Catherine O’Hara has di£d at the age of 71. 

The Emmy Award winner di£d today, Jan. 30, 2026. 

O’Hara’s manager confirmed the news of her de@th Friday. 

Details about the actress’s cause of de@th are still unknown, however, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to ABC News on Friday that it received a call for medical aid earlier that day at 4:48 a.m. at an address connected to O’Hara. 

She was transported to a hospital in serious condition, according to the LAFD. 

O’Hara was known best for her roles in beloved shows and films like “Schitt’s Creek,” “Beetlejuice” and “Home Alone.” 

Her portrayal as mom Kate McCallister to a young Macaulay Culkin in the 1990 film “Home Alone” warmed the hearts of audiences in a performance that provided a portrait of motherhood. 

Culkin took to Instagram to mourn her following news of her passing. 

O’Hara is survived by her husband, Oscar-nominated production designer Bo Welch, whom she married in 1992, according to People. The duo met on the set of “Beetlejuice,” she told InStyle in 2018. 

O’Hara and Welch shared two sons, Matthew and Luke.