Catherine O’Hara, known for her roles in the films Home Alone, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the series Schitt’s Creek, died on January 30 at the age of 71. According to Deadline, the actress passed away after a short illness. No further details have been disclosed.
Macaulay Culkin, who played her son Kevin McCallister in the Home Alone duology, said goodbye to his on-screen “mom.” On Instagram*, the actor published a short message:
“Mom. I thought we still had time. I wanted more. I wanted to just sit beside you. I heard you, but I still had so much I wanted to say. I love you. See you later.”
O’Hara became one of the symbols of kind-hearted, slightly absent-minded mothers in cinema, and the scenes of her reunion with her son have long become part of pop culture history. For an entire generation of viewers, she forever remained Kevin McCallister’s mom.
The actress’s final work was the role of psychotherapist Gail Linden in the second season of The Last of Us. Condolences over Catherine O’Hara’s passing were expressed by her colleagues on the series — actor Pedro Pascal, showrunner Craig Mazin, as well as other figures in the industry.
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