Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s \u201cHome Alone\u201d co-stars are mourning the actress after her\u00a0death at age 71. She starred in the 1990 film and its 1992 sequel.<\/b>
\nCatherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s \u201cHome Alone\u201d co-stars are mourning the actress after her tragic death at age 71.
The actress, who was rushed to the hospital in \u201cserious\u201d condition before her passing on Friday, starred in the 1990 Christmas flick alongside Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Devin Ratray and John Candy.
O\u2019Hara reprised her role as Kate McCallister in the 1992 sequel, \u201cHome Alone 2.\u201d
Prior to O\u2019Hara\u2019s death, Heard passed away in 2017 at age 72.
Keep reading to see the \u201cHome Alone\u201d cast\u2019s touching tributes.
The actor portrayed Kevin McCallister, the on-screen son of O\u2019Hara and Heard.
Culkin and O\u2019Hara remained close over the years, with the actress telling Us Weekly in 2025: \u201cHe\u2019s just a lovely young man. I just care about him. I care for him. I care about him. I\u2019m so happy that he\u2019s doing so well. \u2026 He\u2019s got a lovely family, his own little family that he\u2019s starting. He is a sweet young man.\u201d
\u201cMama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you,\u201d he wrote on Instagram Friday beneath a shot of the duo in \u201cHome Alone\u201d and a side-by-side from his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2023.
\u201cBut I had so much more to say. I love you. I\u2019ll see you later.\u201d
\u201cToday we lost Catherine O\u2019Hara. I\u2019m stunned and heartbroken, along with the rest of the world,\u201d the \u201cHome Alone\u201d director penned via Instagram on Friday.
\u201cI was an obsessive fan of Catherine\u2019s brilliant comedic work on \u2018SCTV\u2019 and was thrilled when she agreed to play Kevin\u2019s Mom in \u2018Home Alone.\u2019\u201d
\u201cWhat most people don\u2019t realize is that Catherine carries the weight of 50% of that film,\u201d Columbus continued. \u201cThe movie simply would not work without her extraordinary performance. Catherine grounds the picture with a profound emotional depth. I will miss her greatly.\u201d
Ratray, who portrayed O\u2019Hara\u2019s onscreen son Buzz McCallister, mourned his movie mom on Instagram Friday.
\u201cOne of the greatest people I ever met,\u201d Ratray wrote over a picture of the two from the \u201990s.
Ratray appeared in the first two \u201cHome Alone\u201d movies. He also reprised his role in the 2021 sequel, \u201cHome Sweet Home Alone.\u201d<\/p>\n