{"id":38770,"date":"2026-02-02T08:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=38770"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:44:15","slug":"annie-murphy-pays-heartfelt-tribute-to-catherine-ohara-after-her-sudden-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=38770","title":{"rendered":"Annie Murphy Pays Heartfelt Tribute to Catherine O\u2019Hara After Her Sudden Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"

An outpouring of love has followed the sudden death of Catherine O’Hara<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, with tributes from friends, collaborators, and fans who were shaped by her rare brilliance. Among the most moving was a deeply personal message from Annie Murphy<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, who played Alexis Rose opposite O\u2019Hara\u2019s unforgettable Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram, Murphy remembered not just O\u2019Hara\u2019s legendary talent, but the joy she radiated in every room. \u201cHa-ha-haaa?!?! Her laugh was a perpetual \u2018Yes, And\u2026\u2019\u201d Murphy wrote, describing a sound that invited everyone around her to participate in the delight. \u201cIt challenged anyone who heard it to join in, and be as delighted as she was. Gosh, were we ever lucky to have her.\u201d The words captured what many who worked with O\u2019Hara have long said: her generosity as a performer was as profound as her comedic genius.<\/span><\/p>\n

Murphy also shared what amounted to a masterclass in creativity and kindness, lessons she absorbed while working alongside O\u2019Hara. Though O\u2019Hara would never have called herself a teacher, Murphy described herself as \u201cever a student,\u201d listing the principles she learned on set. Among them: \u201cGiggles always. Jokes first. As long as they feel right in your bones.\u201d She emphasized the importance of surrounding yourself with people who make you laugh, treating every set as a true community, and having the courage to make suggestions\u2014even when they don\u2019t land. It was a tribute not only to O\u2019Hara\u2019s skill, but to her humility and collaborative spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schitt\u2019s Creek co-creator and star Dan Levy<\/span><\/span><\/strong> also honored O\u2019Hara, reflecting on their years together both on and off screen. He called it \u201ca gift\u201d to have worked in the \u201cwarm glow\u201d of her brilliance, noting that she felt like family long before she played one on television. Levy extended his condolences to O\u2019Hara\u2019s husband Bo Welch and her sons, Matthew and Luke, underscoring the deep personal loss behind the public mourning.<\/span><\/p>\n

His father, Eugene Levy<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, who portrayed Johnny Rose and shared a creative partnership with O\u2019Hara spanning more than five decades, echoed that sentiment. From their early days at Second City<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, through SCTV<\/em>, Christopher Guest films, and finally Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em>, Levy said he cherished not only their work, but their friendship above all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Together, these tributes paint a portrait of Catherine O\u2019Hara as more than an icon. She was a mentor, a collaborator, and a source of laughter that lifted everyone around her\u2014an influence that will endure long after the final curtain call.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An outpouring of love has followed the sudden death of Catherine O’Hara, with tributes from friends, collaborators, and fans who were shaped by her rare brilliance. Among the most moving was a deeply personal message from Annie Murphy, who played Alexis Rose opposite O\u2019Hara\u2019s unforgettable Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek. Taking to Instagram, Murphy remembered…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}