O'Hara played Kate McAllister, the mom of Kevin McAllister, portrayed by Macaulay Culkin, in the hit 1990 movie "Home Alone." O'Hara's character famously made a treacherous trip home after she and her husband discovered they'd left their son at their house alone on a Christmas family vacation to Paris.

The cast shared their shock over the star's sudden passing.

O’Hara, who played Culkin’s mom Kate in the films, died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists Agency. The actress’ cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Macaulay Culkin has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to Catherine O’Hara, the beloved comedic actress who played his mother in the Home Alone films, who passed away on Friday, aged 71. “Mama. I thought we had time,

The actor was charged in January for an alleged incident that occurred in December.

“Home Alone” star Daniel Stern is off the hook for his charge of soliciting a prostitute. Stern’s attorney, Blair Berk, appeared on the actor’s behalf Friday as Senior Deputy District Attorney Twyla Atmore informed Judge Paul Baelly the case was being thrown out Friday.

Home Alone actor Daniel Stern’s criminal case has been dismissed. “The defendant did what he was supposed to do,” a rep for the Ventura County District Attorney told TMZ on Friday. “He completed his education class and earned a dismissal.

The real reason behind the demise of the Home Alone star, Catherine O'Hara, has been uncovered days after she passed away in Santa Monica, California