Catherine O’Hara’s cause of death, private cancer battle REVEALED in medical examiner’s report | – The Times of India

Emmy-profitable actress Catherine O’Hara, who starred in the hit comedy collection ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and the traditional ‘Residence Alone’ movies, handed away on January 30 on the age of 71.Her supervisor Marc Gurvitz’s workplace confirmed the actress’s loss of life, with out revealing any particulars. Her reps informed information portals that the star died “following a quick sickness,” whereas not revealing the official cause of loss of life. Now, virtually two weeks later, the actress’ cause of loss of life has been confirmed by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.O’Hara died on account of pulmonary embolism, with rectal cancer because the underlying cause, TMZ reported, whereas citing the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s workplace. In accordance with her loss of life certificates, the comic died of a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lungs. The star made no secret about her uncommon coronary heart situation known as cardiac inversus, the place an individual’s coronary heart and different inside organs are positioned on the alternative aspect of the place most individuals’s organs are. Nonetheless, her battle with cancer was stored private.O’Hara was additionally noticeably absent from the 2026 Golden Globes held in the primary week of January, the place she was nominated for her supporting function alongside Seth Rogen in ‘The Studio’. She made her final public look on the 2025 Emmy Awards in September, the place she was a double nominee for ‘The Studio’ and ‘The Final of Us’, the ninth and tenth of her profession. The loss of life certificates additionally reveals that O’Hara was cremated.Information of O’Hara’s loss of life despatched Hollywood into mourning with fellow actors, former co-stars, family and friends taking to social media to pay tribute. Her ‘Residence Alone’ son Macaulay Culkin and longtime collaborator Eugene Levy took to their handles to mourn her loss. Different stars who paid tribute included her TV daughter Annie Murphy, Seth Rogen, Michael Keaton, Justin Theroux, Tim Burton and Martin Scorsese, took to their handles to pay tribute and honour her legacy.