Catherine O'Hara's Cause Of Death Has Now Been Confirmed

Catherine O'Hara at the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice premiere in 2024

Catherine O’Hara died as the result of a pulmonary embolism, her death certificate has confirmed.

Last month, it was announced that the two-time Emmy winner had died in hospital at the age of 71, following what her family described at the time as a “brief illness”.

On Monday evening, it was reported that her death certificate indicated that the actor died as the result of a blood clot on her lungs, with rectal cancer also listed as an underlying cause.