[PAR] [TLE] Catherine O'Hara [SEP] Catherine Anne O'Hara {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American actress, writer, and comedian.  She is known for her comedy work on "Second City Television" (1976–84) and in films such as "After Hours" (1985), "Beetlejuice" (1988), "Home Alone" (1990), "" (1992), and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993).  Her other film appearances include the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest: "Waiting for Guffman" (1996), "Best in Show" (2000), "A Mighty Wind" (2003), and "For Your Consideration" (2006). [PAR] [TLE] Where the Wild Things Are (film) [SEP] Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze.  Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, it is adapted from Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book of the same name.  It combines live-action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery (CGI).  The film stars Max Records and features the voices of James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Lauren Ambrose, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O'Hara, and Chris Cooper.  The film centers on a lonely eight-year-old boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the "Wild Things," who declare Max their king.
[PAR] [TLE] Catherine O'Hara [ SEP ] Catherine Anne O'Hara { ' 1 ' : " , ' 2 ' : " , ' 3 ' : " , ' 4 ' : " } ( born March 4 , 1954 ) is a Canadian - American actress , writer , and comedian . She is known for her comedy work on " Second City Television " ( 1976–84 ) and in films such as " After Hours " ( 1985 ) , " Beetlejuice " ( 1988 ) , " Home Alone " ( 1990 ) , " " ( 1992 ) , and " The Nightmare Before Christmas " ( 1993 ) . Her other film appearances include the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest : " Waiting for Guffman " ( 1996 ) , " Best in Show " ( 2000 ) , " A Mighty Wind " ( 2003 ) , and " For Your Consideration " ( 2006 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Where the Wild Things Are ( film ) [ SEP ] Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze . Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers , it is adapted from Maurice Sendak 's 1963 children 's book of the same name . It combines live - action , performers in costumes , animatronics , and computer - generated imagery ( CGI ) . The film stars Max Records and features the voices of James Gandolfini , Paul Dano , Lauren Ambrose , Forest Whitaker , Catherine O'Hara , and Chris Cooper . The film centers on a lonely eight - year - old boy named Max who sails away to an island inhabited by creatures known as the " Wild Things , " who declare Max their king .
Who is the director of the 2009 fantasy drama film which stars the Canadian-American actress known for comedy work on "Second City Television"?
Who is the director of the 2009 fantasy drama film which stars the Canadian - American actress known for comedy work on " Second City Television " ?
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze