Life and work
Catherine O'Hara was a Canadian-American actress. Born: 4 March 1954. Died: 30 January 2026. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Canada and United States.
Actor · 1954–2026
Catherine O'Hara
Catherine O'Hara was a Canadian-American actress. Born on 4 March 1954, this profile follows Catherine O'Hara through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Home Alone — Chicago (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and The Studio (2025). The location trail reaches Home Alone house, Trinity United Methodist Church and O’Hare International Airport, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Home Alone — Chicago · Home Alone house
Catherine O'Hara is credited as cast member on Home Alone — Chicago. The work’s existing location story leads to Home Alone house. The McCallister house at 671 Lincoln Avenue supplies the family home’s exterior identity. It remains private property and should be viewed only briefly from the public pavement.
Home Alone — Chicago — credits ↗︎Home Alone — Chicago — location reference ↗︎
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York · Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
Catherine O'Hara is credited as cast member on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The work’s existing location story leads to Bethesda Terrace and Fountain. Central Park Conservancy identifies the fountain action and notes that the carriage movement shown in the film does not reflect normal access.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York — credits ↗︎Central Park Conservancy — Central Park in the movies ↗︎
The Studio · Warner Bros. Studios
Catherine O'Hara is credited as cast member on The Studio. The work’s existing location story leads to Warner Bros. Studios. The Burbank lot doubles as Continental Studios. Its fictional offices were built on Stage 23, with an exterior added to the television building. This pin marks the studio lot; it does not promise access to those sets.
The Studio — credits ↗︎The Credits: The Studio production designer interview ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Warner Bros. Studios ↗︎
The Studio
The Burbank lot doubles as Continental Studios. Its fictional offices were built on Stage 23, with an exterior added to the television building. This pin marks the studio lot; it does not promise access to those sets.
3400 W Riverside Drive
Open street map ↗︎Bethesda Terrace and Fountain ↗︎
Kevin escapes the Wet Bandits at Bethesda Fountain
Central Park Conservancy identifies the fountain action and notes that the carriage movement shown in the film does not reflect normal access.
Mid-Park at 72nd Street, New York, NY 10024
Open street map ↗︎Home Alone house ↗︎
Home Alone — Chicago — Home Alone house
The McCallister house at 671 Lincoln Avenue supplies the family home’s exterior identity. It remains private property and should be viewed only briefly from the public pavement.
671 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL 60093
Open street map ↗︎Trinity United Methodist Church ↗︎
Home Alone — Chicago — Trinity United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist Church in Wilmette appears in the church sequence. It is an active place of worship, not a film set or drop-in attraction.
1024 Lake Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091
Open street map ↗︎O’Hare International Airport ↗︎
Home Alone — Chicago — O’Hare International Airport
O’Hare International Airport hosts the family’s memorable sprint to the gate, tying the suburban story to Chicago’s transport infrastructure.
10000 W O’Hare Ave, Chicago, IL 60666
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1954-03-04 2026-01-30
Born 4 March 1954
Died 30 January 2026
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Home Alone — Chicago ↗︎
Home Alone — Chicago
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ↗︎
Chris Columbus
The Studio
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
New York ↗︎
Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.
Chicago ↗︎
Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ↗︎
Follow Kevin from the Plaza fantasy into the film’s gentler Central Park heart and final family reunion.
Home Alone ↗︎
Trap: arm Kevin’s traps on a blueprint of the house, then strike the set and find it was built in a school gym.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Charlize Theron ↗︎
Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress. Born on 7 August 1975, this profile follows Charlize Theron through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Atomic Blonde (2017) and The Studio (2025). The location trail reaches Union Station, The Biltmore Los Angeles and Sunset Tower, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Williams ↗︎
John Williams is an American composer and conductor. Born on 8 February 1932, this profile follows John Williams through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Long Goodbye (1973), Earthquake (1974) and Home Alone — Chicago (1990). The location trail reaches RMS Queen Mary, Lincoln Heights Jail and Hollywood Reservoir · Mulholland Dam, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Bryan Cranston ↗︎
Bryan Cranston is an American actor. Born on 7 March 1956, this profile follows Bryan Cranston through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Drive (2011), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) and The Studio (2025). The location trail reaches Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site, MacArthur Park and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Joe Pesci ↗︎
Joe Pesci is an American actor. Born on 9 February 1943, this profile follows Joe Pesci through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Home Alone — Chicago (1990). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Second Street Tunnel and Vincent Thomas Bridge, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Macaulay Culkin ↗︎
Macaulay Culkin is an American actor and singer. Born on 26 August 1980, this profile follows Macaulay Culkin through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Home Alone — Chicago (1990). The location trail reaches Home Alone house, Trinity United Methodist Church and O’Hare International Airport, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Chris Columbus ↗︎
Chris Columbus is an American filmmaker. Born on 10 September 1958, this profile follows Chris Columbus through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Home Alone — Chicago (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). The location trail reaches Home Alone house, Trinity United Methodist Church and O’Hare International Airport, with existing stories in Chicago and San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.