Catherine O'Hara, Home Alone
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The outraged young fan amused the actress with their passion about the film's events
O’Hara, who played Culkin’s mom Kate in the films, died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists Agency. The actress’ cause of death has not yet been revealed.
The late Catherine O'Hara had trouble saying a particularly venomous line to a young Macaulay Culkin in the first Home Alone movie.
Many people will know the late Catherine O'Hara best for her role in Home Alone, but lots were surprised to learn how old she was when filming it.
Candy continued to act after Home Alone, appearing in Only the Lonely (1991), JFK (1991), Once Upon a Crime... (1992), and Cool Runnings (1993). The beloved star made one of his final appearances in 1994's Wagons East before he died that same year at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Hobor, and their two children.
Macaulay Culkin paid tribute to his iconic on-screen mother, Catherine O’Hara, following her death on Friday. O’Hara, 71, starred as the mother of Culkin’s Kevin McCallister in the classic 1990s film series,