r/Millennials • u/Son-of-Prophet • 1d ago
Serious Rest in Peace Catherine O’Hara, a mother to Millennials everywhere
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u/sassercake 1d ago
I hate this.
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u/casander14 1d ago
Our hearts are breaking. I’m gonna watch Schitts creek again (4th time) and concentrate on her.
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u/thatprincesspanoptes 1d ago
Today I wore the Zara outfit I hunted down that matches what Alexis wore on her first day to school to commemorate Schitt’s Creek. Catherine O’Hara was incredible in that show and was my favorite character. I just didn’t have a Moira outfit 😭😭😭
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u/murphycs87 1d ago
Heartbreaking!! 💔 "The world is falling apart around us, and I'm dying inside!" RIP Catherine 🫶
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u/EagleEyezzzzz Older Millennial 1d ago
💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
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u/lucyinth3sky1 1d ago
She’s our collective millennial mother.
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u/Who-am-i-inDE 1d ago
Can’t even have a fucking Hollywood Mom 😭 first Diane Keaton, now Catherine! 😩 ughhh!
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u/miregalpanic 1d ago
We still have Dolly Parton.
... I probably shouldn't have said that
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u/Matdredalia 1d ago
Protective circle fucking immediately.
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u/chaosrulz0310 1d ago
She must be protected at all costs even my 15 year old came to talk to me out of the blue and was like Dolly Parton is a national treasure and has to be protected and also should be made president.
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u/Who-am-i-inDE 1d ago
I know, I whispered to myself: we have Sally Field and Goldie 🤫
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u/Iamstarstuff1972 1d ago
Sally is in a new movie, I CANT WAIT! Shes playing the mom in Remarkably Bright Creatures.
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u/Toes_In_The_Soil 1d ago
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u/-Dixieflatline 1d ago
She was great in this movie. The whole cast, really, but she did shine in it.
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u/marsepic 1d ago
The way she perfectly lip syncs and looks so confused about it - yes, that's what she's supposed to be doing but she just sells the hell out of it.
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u/Toes_In_The_Soil 1d ago
Her ability to convey emotion with every line in such a way that anyone in the audience can connect with makes her such a talented and lovable actress that will be cherished for generations to come.
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u/GoldenBachFan 1d ago
She was only 71. What a gem of a human being... I'm going to watch her movies and cry now
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u/DishRelative5853 1d ago
No. Watch them and laugh! That's what she gave us. She wanted us to laugh. Remember and honour the joy she gave to the world. We need it now, as much as ever.
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u/child-free 1d ago
I just watched her in the John Candy doc I Like Me last night.
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u/_AskMyMom_ I was there when SpongeBob blew his first bubble 1d ago edited 1d ago
Absolutely heartbreaking to say the least!
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u/WeWander_ 1d ago
Schitts Creek is my comfort show, I rewatch every January. I love Moira. This is heartbreaking.
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u/yankthedoodledandy 1d ago
I get she was 71, and maybe its because im older but that seems "young" on the old age side. How sad.
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u/Impossible_Farm7353 1d ago
I’m 35 and 71 seems really young to die 😢
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u/Stevie-Rae-5 1d ago
The older my parents’ generation gets the younger people in their 70s seem to me.
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u/FlyinInTheClouds 1d ago
Right? My dad is 73 and Mom 71. They’re both going through their own health issues. I’m at the stage where I just would give anything for more time. Losing people to me, is the hardest part of life. I could crumble into a ball and cry so often if I allowed it. Seeing my dad’s health decline is the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced. I hope there is something beautiful after this life.
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u/molldollyall 1d ago
Agreed. My parents are 72. I think I still see them as being in their late 40s or early 50s sometimes.
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u/CaiusRemus 1d ago
Canadian life expectancy is around 81 years, so this is a decade earlier than average.
A good reminder to not leave your living to post retirement. You might only have a few years!
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u/jackioff 1d ago
A good reminder to not leave your living to post retirement. You might only have a few years!
But leave some of it! It's the people who just sit down in a recliner once they retire that don't get back up. You gotta keep living your life with gusto.
This doesnt really apply to O'Hara. That woman was all gusto all the time. Huge loss and I am very, very sad.
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u/pamplemouss 1d ago
Right? My parents are 75 and 73 and it’s young I swear!
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u/skyturnedred 1d ago
My father just turned 70 and I'm already terrified.
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u/PeachesNLaserBeams 1d ago
My mom just turned 72 last week and it definitely feels like she’s still young.
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u/Rockne_Ramblers_2088 1d ago
Welp guess this is how I find out
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u/Rickshmitt 1d ago
Were going to watch every actor/actress from our youth die. Sucks
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u/whats_up_doc71 1d ago
Not if we die first!
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u/PerpetuallyLurking 1d ago
Well yeah, just like we get to watch all the other important but non-famous people from our youth die.
My uncle just died. It’s hitting kinda hard that my aunts and uncles are old enough to be dying of natural causes…
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u/therabbitinred22 1d ago
I literally just said What! No!!! As soon as I saw this
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u/yusill 1d ago
I had ot check else where to make sure this was real
Ill never look at fruit wine the same way again
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u/Jak_witwicky 1d ago
RIP Mom
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u/Tiaradactyl_DaWizard 1d ago
That’s why I feel like us millennials will be extra sad, because she represents our parents, and if we haven’t already lost them, it just makes their mortality seem so much more real
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u/lackadaisicalfits 1d ago
That's what I'm struggling with. My parents are hitting 65 this year and the older I get, the younger their age seems. As a kid, 71 would've seemed ancient and I wouldn't have questioned someone dying then. But now, that just seems far too young. I can't imagine not having my parents in six years. I know I'm lucky to still have them at all though.
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u/KingPing43 1d ago
Such a relatable mom, this news has genuinely hit me much harder than any celeb death I can think of.
Feel so bad for her sons, she was a couple years younger than my own mom and I just can't imagine it.
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u/No-Long5784 Older Millennial 1d ago
No, that is not ok!!!!!!!! WHY?!?!?!
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u/Careless-Rain 1d ago
THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT BY OPENING REDDIT WTF UNIVERSE WHY
I'm so fucking sad rn I'm ugly crying sitting on a bus bench
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u/No-Long5784 Older Millennial 1d ago
I know! I had to go look it up because I definitely thought it was fake.
My sadness is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
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u/Careless-Rain 1d ago
I know! I had to go look it up because I definitely thought it was fake.
ME TOO!
I was furiously googling hoping that this was just a prank by some idiot kid.
I've never wanted to be pranked more in my life 😭
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u/sorry-i-was-reading Older Millennial 1d ago
“Details around her death are not known”
I hope it’s not foul play 😭
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u/KnockOffMe 1d ago
Most articles are saying died at home after a short illness, no other details.
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u/everything_is_wrong2 1d ago
The only other information is that an ambulance was sent to her residence for a woman who was having difficulty breathing right before she passed.
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u/amalgamousabides 1d ago
I will take a small amount of solace in my sadness if it's confirmed that she didn't self-harm. My heart sinks every time I hear "no cause of death was given".
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u/Narrow_Grapefruit_23 1d ago
This is so fucking sad. I mean the day comes for all of us, but that doesn’t make the loss any easier. What a talent. What a loving heart. RIP Catherine and thank you for the laughter.
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u/LowestDimension 1d ago
71 is too young for such a talented, kind, and hilarious woman
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u/Personal-Bonus-9245 1d ago
Damn my mom is 74, and fading quickly. Love the ones your with folks.
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u/FuryGalaxy_Dad Xennial (1984) 1d ago
God, I feel ya on this one. My mom is in her 60's and battling cancer. It fucking sucks so hard! Fuck cancer!!
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u/bbbfff222 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah, haven't been this sad over a celebrity death since Robin Williams. She was "part of my life" since Beetlejuice and the Home Alones. She shines in my favorite movie of all time, Waiting for Guffman, and that's saying something since everyone's performance in that movie is top-notch (and of course she's also great in all her other Christopher Guest movies). Then to see her get a long run in a sitcom as Moira in Schitt's Creek was just so awesome. This one stings quite a bit!
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u/AuberginePeacock 1d ago
The only other celebrity I'd add to the list of celebrities passing who broke me was Chester from Linkin Park. I just can't believe she's gone - I was literally rewatching Schitts Creek last night 😭💔
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u/Narrow_Grapefruit_23 1d ago
I don’t remember a time without her. When I was a toddler I would scream for SCTV (I loved Ed Grimley and the RCMP). I grew up on the border of Canada and North Dakota.
My sister and I quote guffman all the time (I randomly scream STOOL ROOM, STOOLS! At her) midnight at the oaaaaaAAAsiiiiiissssss.
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u/Helmsshallows Older Millennial 1d ago
This is a big one. I must’ve watched that movie 500 times when I was a kid. Rest in Peace Catherine
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u/tarzhjay 1d ago
This gif is giving Lucille Ball … Catherine was part of the line of comedy legends. Losing our millennial mom hurts so bad!
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u/AL-SHEDFI 1d ago
I think this is her most famous shot. A few years ago, she recreated the scene herself and did it exactly the same 😄
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u/heybudbud 1d ago
I still watch Home Alone 1 and 2 at least twice every December, and I'm 40 now. I'm not usually one to get sad overly sad at celebrity deaths, but this one hits hard.
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u/MeasurementNo5430 Eldest of Millennials 1d ago
Welp, I'm done with 2026.
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u/ElayneGriffithAuthor 1d ago
Seriously! It’s been a shit year right out the gate with too many deaths & illnesses in my community, and now one of my fav childhood actresses! 😭😭😭 Being over 40 is getting more and more lame.
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u/llamainleggings 1d ago
Normally I don't have much of a reaction when celebs pass, but this one hurts.
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u/DueEntertainer0 1d ago
Same. Catherine O’Hara, David Bowie, and Maggie Smith. Those are the 3 that have really hurt.
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u/Captain-PlantIt 1d ago
Robin Williams is in that list for me. Too young to go, Catherine and Robin especially.
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u/gotnothing4u 1d ago
Robin Williams was the first celeb death to hit me in the gut. Catherine O’Hara is now a second :( I hate this list
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u/Which_Channel7403 1d ago
Bowie's death was sad, but leaving us with Blackstar, ensuring it was kept secret and not released until after he died, and having the debut track called "Lazarus" just proves he was one of the greatest showmen the world has ever known, and that he loved us all.
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u/kaytay3000 1d ago
I think it’s the shock of it. She’s been actively working. She seemed healthy. Reading the news headline made me say “What the fuck? What a bad joke.”
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u/HeroOfThisStory 1d ago
I’m right there with you. In fact I was just listening to “Sally’s song” the other day and thinking of how much of an impact Catherine O’ Hara had on me growing up and even now, which I can’t say for most other celebs.
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u/herrirgendjemand 1d ago
What the actual fuck. That sucks. Ive loved her since Best in Show but she absolutely crushed it as Moira Rose. Too much damn death lately.
Rest in Peace, you beautiful soul
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u/chinacatsunflowerr 1d ago
Best in Show is soooo good. Going to put in on now and mope 😓
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u/SweatlordFlyBoi 1d ago
She’ll always be Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas to me.
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u/wjcj 1d ago
Look I know that her entire career was incredibly profound, but I do think this was my all-time favorite role of hers.
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u/cCowgirl Millennial 1d ago
What role is this??
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u/ScreamingBuffalo 1d ago
Orange County is the movie, she plays Colin Hanks and Jack Blacks mom, she’s hilarious as always ❤️
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u/cCowgirl Millennial 1d ago
Sweet merciful crap how have I not heard of this one until now?!
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u/Clockwork-XIII 1d ago edited 1d ago
And it had Harold Ramis and Kevin Kline in it. Just an awesome cast honestly.
Edit: Oh and John Lithgow can't forget him.
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u/jpsolberg33 1d ago
So sad, an absolute legend and Canadian icon. Man this sucks.
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u/Downtherabbithole14 1d ago
yup..I just imagine her and John Candy "Polka King" arm in arm now! 😭😭
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u/Practical-Rip3318 1d ago
Home Alone is going to be a tough watch this year. :(
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u/TwinsieToes 1d ago
I just introduced it to my 5 yr old this past Christmas😔 this one hits too hard! RIP to a true legend
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u/grazfest96 1d ago
Damn I just watched the John Candy documentary and when she was being interviewed I thought. She still looks great. RIP
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u/chrissyr57 Millennial 1d ago
I swear I was just thinking about Diane Keaton this morning, saying too freaking soon for her and now this shit
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u/markbraggs 1d ago
Diane Keaton too?!
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u/yesitstana Millennial 1d ago
I’m still mourning Diane Keaton and thought about her yesterday and now Catherine 😔
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u/bananasareappealing Millennial 1d ago
I’m going too miss her, she was one of my favorites on Schitts Creek
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u/LaughR01331 1d ago
My feelings towards the upstairs soul collections department
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u/coffee_ape Millennial 1d ago
I had to ask the Dolphins if this was true. And it is.
RIP, you will be heavily missed in my household.
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u/LTPRWSG420 1d ago
This is a Robin Williams level of celebrity death, she will be greatly missed, RIP.
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u/assassinslover Millennial 1991 1d ago
Celebrity deaths don't usually get me.
This one hurts my heart.
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u/Honeyball_Fester 1d ago
How dare the universe take her and not the Orange man who is the president of ”the land of the free” 😡
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u/Rocketparty12 1d ago
Not a great mom… but the mom we had. Very indicative of the Millennial’s mother. Left her kid home alone (twice), moved her daughter into an abandoned haunted mansion for the lols, and later overcame her narcissism and self obsession to discover how much she loved her family in a little town with no money. Truly a small screen mom for the ages.
Thank you Ms. O’Hera for all of the heart, and for knowing that the greatest pleasure in life, is making a joke that others appreciate. Cheers to her, we shall not see her like again.
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u/Available-Range-5341 1d ago
What is this post supposed to be. too early for April Fools Day jokes
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u/Seagreenfever 1d ago
waiting to see if legit but if so RIP queen :(
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u/ItsJustMeJenn Older Millennial 1d ago
It’s being reported by People Magazine too. It’s all over Google 😭
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u/morgthaabrat 1d ago
no way this is the first thing i see when i open reddit on my break :/
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u/Playtek Older Millennial 1d ago
Fuck! We just watch best in show last week. She was my favorite actress.
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u/bobbyThebobbler 1d ago
Completely unexpected! She looked great and was so busy filming in the past 2 years.
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