Death Certificate Confirms Catherine O’Hara Died of Pulmonary Embolism Tied to Rectal Cancer

Overview

• Outlets including People, TMZ and AP reported details on Feb. 9–10 from the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s death certificate.
• The document lists a pulmonary embolism as the immediate cause of death with rectal cancer as the underlying condition, and records her death on Jan. 30 at age 71.
• She experienced severe breathing troubles at her Brentwood home and was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
• The certifying oncologist had treated her since March of last year and last examined her on Jan. 27, according to the certificate.
• The record states she was cremated and her remains were released to her family, as tributes highlighted her five-decade career in film and television.