Catherine O’Hara cause of death revealed

Leah Rainwater

(KQTV) — Less than two weeks after Catherine O’Hara’s death, more details are coming to light.

Entertainment reports reveal the Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star died of a pulmonary embolism, with rectal cancer as the underlying cause.

O’Hara, who died at the age of 71 on Jan. 30, had passed away in Los Angeles, “following a brief illness,” according to her talent agency.