Catherine O’Hara – 67

Who could ever forget the Banana Boat Song number in Beetlejuice? The Hadid family even put their own spin on it for Vogue. Catherine O’Hara definitely takes credit for the iconic scene! She has also been everyone’s Christmas mother Kate McCalister for more than two decades, with reruns of the famous Home Alone franchise being aired during the holidays.

O’Hara is a multi-awarded Canadian-American actress who started her career as a part of the comedy enterprise The Second City in Toronto. Moreover, she hosted two episodes for Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s and had a short-lived career as a cast member before solidifying her regular appearance over at SCTV Network, a sketch comedy show in Canada. She was also an Emmy-winning writer for the network and then received a massive following when she transitioned to television series and films. Overall, O’ Hara had a successful run in film and continues to be a force in the industry at present.

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