{"id":35298,"date":"2026-01-31T01:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=35298"},"modified":"2026-01-31T01:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:08:35","slug":"macaulay-culkin-shares-emotional-tribute-after-home-alone-star-catherine-ohara-dies-aged-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=35298","title":{"rendered":"Macaulay Culkin shares emotional tribute after Home Alone star Catherine O\u2019Hara dies aged 71"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Beloved actress and comedian <strong>Catherine O\u2019Hara<\/strong> passed away at the age of 71 on January 30 at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness, her representatives confirmed. With a career spanning more than five decades, O\u2019Hara was celebrated for her unmatched versatility, sharp comedic timing, and heartfelt performances. She first rose to prominence on the Canadian sketch series <em>Second City Television<\/em>, earning early acclaim before becoming a staple of both film and television. Audiences around the world came to love her through iconic roles in <em>Beetlejuice<\/em>, <em>Best in Show<\/em>, and, most memorably, as Kate McCallister in <em>Home Alone<\/em>. Later in life, she experienced a powerful resurgence as Moira Rose in <em>Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em>, a role that earned her an Emmy and cemented her status as a cultural icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the news of her passing, <strong>Macaulay Culkin<\/strong>, her on-screen son in <em>Home Alone<\/em>, shared a deeply emotional tribute, posting photos of them together and writing, \u201cMama. I thought we had time\u2026 I love you. I\u2019ll see you later.\u201d Their bond extended far beyond the screen, and O\u2019Hara had often spoken proudly of Culkin\u2019s impact on the film\u2019s enduring legacy. Tributes poured in from across the industry, including from the Screen Actors Guild, which honored her as a beloved performer whose work brought joy to generations. O\u2019Hara is survived by her husband, production designer Bo Welch, and their two sons. Though she is gone, her voice, humor, and warmth continue to live on\u2014every time a family rewatches a holiday classic or laughs at a perfectly delivered line that only Catherine O\u2019Hara could make unforgettable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beloved actress and comedian Catherine O\u2019Hara passed away at the age of 71 on January 30 at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness, her&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":309,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35300,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35298\/revisions\/35300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}