Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- Catherine O'Hara, the Canadian actor best known for her roles in Home Alone, Beetlejuice and the television series Schitt's Creek, has died at the age of 71, her agent confirmed.

She died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness. No further details were released.

O'Hara played Kate McCallister, the mother of Kevin McCallister, in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). The films were major commercial successes and remain widely watched more than three decades later.

Her former co-star Macaulay Culkin, now 45, paid tribute on social media, writing: "Mama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you... I love you. I'll see you later."

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