Caitlin O’Heaney, 1953 – 2026

Theater, film, and TV actress Caitlin O’Heaney, 73, died on May 18. The Julliard grad appeared Off-Broadway in Hot House, Yentl, Gogol, and A Christmas Carol, also acting onstage in many regional theaters. She appeared in a handful of films (He Knows You're Alone, Wolfen, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Three O'Clock High), but was busiest on TV. O’Heaney costarred in the 1980s series Tales of the Gold Monkey and appeared as Snow White in The Charmings, till she was replaced by Carol Huston (“the show completely fell apart. It wasn't cohesive. It was a 'charming' idea. It never held together. But I loved that character.”). She also did one-offs in such shows as Spenser: For Hire, Silver Spoons, St. Elsewhere, Murder She Wrote, L.A. Law, and Matlock. O’Heaney also created her own fragrance, “Caitlin,” saying, “The first time I wore it, it was to an audition at NBC where I was besieged by people asking me 'what is that incredible fragrance and where can I buy it?' I told them I made it in my kitchen and did not intend to market it. They pleaded me to reconsider."