Name: What Catherine O'Hara Said About Her Health Before Her Death at 71 | E! News
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Catherine's manager's office confirmed the news of her passing to E! News, January 30th.

And while we don't know the cause of her death at the moment,

the 71-year-old has previously spoken out about her perspective on aging,

telling Entertainment Tonight in 2022, "I'm lucky to be alive, so I don't mind aging."

But the Schitt's Creek actress has been vocal about her health condition - situs inversus -

a rare congenital condition in which all of an individual's internal organs in the thorax and abdomen are positioned on the opposite side to where they should be.

Her condition is sometimes called dextrocardia, when the heart is on the right.

According to Johns Hopkins, "Dextrocardia on its own does not usually cause problems,

but it tends to occur with other conditions that can have serious effects on the heart, lungs and other vital organs."

Speaking to ELLE Canada in 2024, Catherine said,

"When [you turn] 70 - this is advice [I read] for anybody turning any older age -

Imagine that you're going to live a minimum of another 20 years.

Like instead of 'Oh no, I'm going to downsize' or 'I'm going to slow down,' imagine that you are going to live to 90.

Catherine is also known for her roles in the studio, Home Alone, The Last of Us, and more.