Much of the Hollywood community and the public at large are currently mourning actress Catherine O’Hara, who died at the age of 71 this past week following a brief illness. Since news broke, fans and celebrities alike have been paying tribute to O’Hara, remembering her exceptional TV and film work. When it comes to O’Hara’s presence on the small screen, she’s particularly famous for Schitt’s Creek, and co-stars Dan and Eugene Levy along with other series alums memorialized her.
For six seasons, O’Hara played the role of quirky matriarch/former soap opera star Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek (which is available to stream with a Hulu subscription). Playing O’Hara’s fictional husband, Johnny Rose, was Eugene Levy, who’d known the late actress since the ‘70s and starred alongside her on the sketch comedy show SCTV. After O’Hara’s death, Levy released a statement that was shared with Variety and opened up about his late friend and co-star:
