CATHERINE
O'HARA is Cookie Fleck, the exuberant and flirtatious wife of conservative
menswear salesman Gerry, an avid dog show participant and handler for
their Norwich Terrier, Winky. O'Hara made her professional acting debut
in 1974 with the celebrated Second City improvisational company. Subsequently,
she and a number of her Second City colleagues created the Emmy Award-winning
television series SCTV, on which O'Hara appeared for 5 years. O'Hara
made her feature film debut in After Hours. Other film credits
include Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Heartburn, Beetlejuice,
The Nightmare Before Christmas, Dick Tracy, Wyatt Earp, Tall Tales and
Last Of The High Kings. More recently, O'Hara has starred in such
films as Waiting For Guffman, Home Fries and The Last Night.
She also received a Genie award for her most recent film, The Life
Before This. In addition to appearing on such television series as
The Larry Sanders Show, The Outer Limits and Saturday Night
Live, as guest host, O'Hara has also directed The Outer Limits
and HBO's Dream On series. |