Los Angeles, Jan. 30 -- Veteran actress Catherine O'Hara, best known for her work in 'Schitt's Creek', 'Home Alone', and 'Best In Show', has passed away. She was 71.

O'Hara died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness, her reps at CAA confirmed, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

A native of Toronto, O'Hara was part of the SCTV ensemble that also helped launch the careers of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis and others. She's arguably best known for playing Kevin's (Macaulay Culkin) mother, Kate, in the Home Alone movies and had a career renaissance in the past 10 years with Schitt's Creek--winning an Emmy for her role as a faded soap opera actress opposite old friend Levy--and The Studio, for which she earned an Emmy...