by Brian GalindoBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff News broke earlier today that beloved actor and comedy icon Catherine O'Hara has died at 71. According to Variety, she died on Friday at her home in LA after a brief illness. Deadline / Deadline via Getty Images O'Hara had a long career, getting her start on the Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV in 1976, and later starring in films like Beetlejuice and Best in Show. She also played the iconic Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek for six seasons, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2020. Steve Wilkie / (C)CBC / courtesy Everett Collection Of course, for millennials who grew up with Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, she'll always be remembered as Kate, Kevin McCallister's mom. (C)20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Following the news of her passing, Macaulay Culkin took to his Instagram to post a heartfelt and heartbreaking tribute to her. Amy Sussman / Getty Images He posted a photo of them from Home Alone alongside a photo of them when he received his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023, and captioned it: "Mama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say. I love you. I'll see you later." View this photo on Instagram Anna Webber/Variety via Getty Images/ 20th Century Fox/ @culkamania / Via instagram.com Culkin followed up the caption by saying how upset he is over her death: @culkamania / Via instagram.com I think he really is summing up how we all feel about this news. RIP Catherine O'Hara. Amy Sussman / Getty Images Comments