Catherine O’Hara reportedly died just hours after being rushed to a hospital early on Friday morning. The legendary actress, who starred in Home Alone and Beetlejuice, was reportedly transported to a hospital in Los Angeles in a serious condition. While a cause of death has not been officially confirmed, the 71 year old actress died after a "brief illness", her talent agency CAA said in a statement.
The Los Angeles Fire Department told Page Six they responded to a call from her Brentwood home at 4:48 am. She was transported to a local hospital in a “serious condition.” According to reports, first responders were called to O'Hara's Brentwood home at around 5 AM on Friday.
The heartbreaking audio of the 911 call revealed the harrowing two-word comment before she was transported to hospital. The Home Alone star was having "difficulty breathing" before she was taken to the hospital, according to a dispatch audio obtained by Daily Mail.
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