Catherine O’Hara died at the age of 71 on Friday (Jan. 30) — but she leaves behind a legacy of making people laugh with her singular performance style and musicality that will remain beloved for generations.

The news of the actress’ passing was reported by TMZ on Friday and quickly confirmed by her agent at CAA, who said in a statement that she’d died in her Los Angeles home “following a brief illness,” according to the Associated Press. She is survived by her husband, Bo Welch, and their sons, Matthew and Luke.

After getting her start at the Second City in Toronto — where she first worked with Eugene Levy, her screen partner in many of her most iconic projects through the years — O’Hara starred in a number of classic films, including Beetlejuice, Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Her guest roles in Christopher Guest’s signature mockumentary-style films further solidified her as a comedy great, including the cult classics Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind.

And while her acting and joke-delivering chops were always on full display in every part she played, many of her characters also gave her the chance to show off her underrated musical capabilities, too. Whether making her Saturday Night Live debut with an elaborate monologue number in 1991 or singing as part of the “Jazzagals” in Schitt’s Creek in the late 2010s, O’Hara was a natural at incorporating music into her performances on screen.

So, to honor O’Hara’s unforgettable life and career, Billboard is rounding up all of her best musical moments. Check them out in chronological order below.

  

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