Los Angeles, Feb. 10 -- Emmy-winning actress Catherine O'Hara, who starred in "Schitt's Creek" and "Home Alone," died from a blood clot in her lungs, her death certificate revealed Monday.

The Canadian-born performer was rushed to the hospital on January 30 after having difficulty breathing at her home in the ritzy Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The 71-year-old, who starred in "Beetlejuice" and more recently in Apple TV's Hollywood satire show "The Studio," was declared dead a short time later.

The actress's death certificate said she had died of a pulmonary embolism and listed rectal cancer as a secondary factor.

O'Hara was born in Toronto in 1954, where she joined the legendary comedy theater Second City, alongside Eugene Le...