Catherine O'Hara skipped filming for The Studio S2 days before her death; cited ‘personal reasons’

Catherine O'Hara, a legendary comic who passed away in Los Angeles on January 31 after a brief illness, had reportedly missed the start of filming for The Studio Season 2, days before her death at 71.

Catherine, known for her roles in “Home Alone” and “Schitt's Creek,” was set to begin filming as Patty Leigh for The Studio in mid-January. However, according to a Daily Mail report, citing a source, the actress who plays mentor to Seth Rogen's character Matt Remick, rescheduled, citing ‘personal matters’.

Catherine was due to appear in some early scenes in Season 2.

“She was scheduled to film, but they reworked the schedule to focus on scenes without her character,” The Sun quoted a source as saying.

The source also said that she likely never filmed anything for season two. “'It was not widely known she was dealing with any health or major issues. I don't believe she ever filmed anything for season two.”

However, earlier this month, Rogen shared a photo on Instagram of himself and Catherine shooting the second season of The Studio.

A Daily Mail report, citing a dispatch audio, said that the star was having ‘difficulty breathing’ before she was taken to the hospital from her Brentwood home at around 5 AM on Friday.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital and listed in serious condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Her cause of death has not been revealed.

“At 4.48 AM we responded to a request for medical aid to that address and transported an approximately 70-year-old female in serious condition,” an LAFD spokesman told the Daily Mail.

Catherine O'Hara is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, sons Matthew and Luke, and siblings Michael O’Hara, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Maureen Jolley, Marcus O‘Hara, Tom O’Hara and Patricia Wallice.