Catherine O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles, in the US state of California. The Canadian actress, famous for her roles in films such as “Home Alone” and “Beetlejuice: Beetlejuice”, won two Emmys throughout her career.
Canadian actress famous for her roles in films such as “Home Alone” and “Beetlejuice” . Eleven days later, a coroner reveals the direct cause of death.
According to the Los Angeles coroner’s report, cited by (AP), the cause of Catherine O’Hara’s death was a “pulmonary embolism”, caused by rectal cancer.
The revelation was made after, initially, the actress’s family indicated that the death was caused by a “brief illness”.
Won two Emmys in almost 50 years of career
Catherine O’Hara died at her home in Los Angeles, in the US state of California.
Born in Toronto, Canada, in 1954, she made her film debut in 1980. In 1988, she played Winona Ryder’s stepmother in “Beetlejuice”, by filmmaker Tim Burton.
But it was in 1990 that she gained worldwide notoriety when she played the role of Kevin’s mother, played by Macaulay Culkin, the boy left “Home Alone”.
He won two Emmys throughout a career that spanned almost 50 years.
