According to Den of Geek
The news of Catherine O’Hara’s death at age 71 is sure to prompt fond remembrances of her work. Some will recall the outrageous characters she portrayed on the groundbreaking Canadian sketch series SCTV. Others will mention her playing tacky artist Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice or the formerly rich Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, both women adjusting (poorly) to new, more humble circumstances. And probably most people will remember her as the forgetful but loving and determined mother from Home Alone.
But O’Hara’s best and most complicated performance might also be one of her less remembered ones. In the 2003 mockumentary A Mighty Wind, O’Hara reunited with actor/director Christopher Guest and fellow SCTV/future Schitt’s Creek co-star Eugene Levy to play Mickey Crabbe, one half of a famed folk duo. While A Mighty Wind has plenty of the dry humor and absurdism that made Guest’s comedies such classics, O’Hara also brought pathos to Mickey, showing off the actress’s silly side and her sweet side…
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