Catherine O’Hara was reportedly “in great spirits” during her final outing, just two weeks before her untimely death at the age of 71.
Sources say the “Schitt’s Creek” star appeared to be in good health during a brief appearance at a Supermodels Unlimited magazine event held at Lisa Vanderpump’s SUR restaurant in West Hollywood, Calif., on Jan. 13.
“She left as soon as she was discovered and appeared to be in good health for a 71-year-old,” sources told the Daily Mail in a report published on Saturday.
O’Hara was last seen in public on September 14, several months before her January sighting, at Apple TV+’s Primetime Emmy Party at Isabel’s restaurant in Los Angeles.
At the time, the actress was all smiles as she walked the event’s red carpet with her husband of 33 years, Beau Welch.
She wore a floor-length black gown for the occasion.
The actress, who was nominated for a 2025 Emmy Award for her role as Patti Lee on Apple TV+’s “The Studio,” notably skipped this year’s Golden Globes ceremony earlier this month despite being nominated for the award.
O’Hara passed away on January 30th “after a brief illness,” according to a statement from Creative Artists Agency.
Hours before her death, paramedics responded to a call from O’Hara’s Brentwood home at 4:48 a.m. and later transported her to a Los Angeles hospital in “critical condition.”
According to audio of the 911 call obtained by Page Six, the actress was having “difficulty breathing” when paramedics arrived.
However, details regarding the illness have not yet been revealed, and several people connected to O’Hara told the outlet that they had no knowledge of her mysterious illness.
O’Hara’s neighbor, retired doctor Peter Herrmann, told the Daily Mail on Saturday that he was “a little suspicious” after O’Hara skipped the Golden Globes. But he added that he hadn’t seen O’Hara at Brentwood “in years.”
“Bo and Catherine were always so pleasant. They were really kind and the most congenial neighbors,” he said.
O’Hara’s official cause of death remains unknown at this time.
