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Catherine O'Hara Dies at 71 After Brief Illness, Details of Final Hours Disputed

No cause has been released, with coverage revisiting her disclosure of dextrocardia with situs inversus.

Overview

  • Her representatives at Creative Artists Agency said she died at home following a brief illness and provided no additional details.
  • No official cause of death has been announced, and outlets have contacted the Los Angeles Medical Examiner for information.
  • Some reports cite emergency dispatch audio and claim paramedics transported her to a hospital, which conflicts with the representatives’ account and remains unconfirmed.
  • O’Hara had previously revealed she was born with dextrocardia with situs inversus, a rare condition in which the heart and other organs are reversed in a mirror-image layout.
  • Medical sources describe the condition as typically asymptomatic, occurring in roughly 1 in 10,000–12,000 people, though it can coincide with other congenital issues.