The Tim Burton-produced Wednesday season 2 finally introduces Joanna Lumley’s Grandmama, but there was another frequent collaborator of the director who previously played the role just a few years ago. Despite Burton being well-known for reusing various actors across his projects, Wednesday’s cast only features a few actors who had worked with him beforehand, such as Lumley, Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, and Anthony Michael Hall.

With Wednesday season 3 already confirmed, it’s expected that the Netflix series will continue to recruit more frequent Tim Burton collaborators to portray new or familiar characters in The Addams Family world. Like Ricci, who played Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family’s 1990s film duology before stepping into the role of Wednesday’s Marilyn Thornhill, some Burton actors already have prior experience with the franchise.

That happens to be the case for one of Tim Burton’s most iconic actor partnerships, which dates back to 1988’s Beetlejuice. While the actress has still yet to appear in Wednesday, she already played the pivotal Addams family member of Wednesday’s grandmother and Morticia’s mother in the 2019 adaptation of The Addams Family, with that role going to another returning Burton actress, Joanna Lumley, in Wednesday season 2.

Frequent Tim Burton Collaborator Catherine O’Hara Played Granny Frump In 2019’s Addams Family Movie

One recent Addams Family alum is comedy legend Catherine O’Hara, who also starred in several Burton projects like Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Frankenweenie, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. O’Hara voiced Granny Frump in 2019’s animated The Addams Family movie, with that character being the equivalent of Joanna Lumley’s Grandmama Frump in Netflix’s Wednesday.

Considering O’Hara had familiarity with the role of Granny Frump, it would have been great to see her reprise that character in Wednesday season 2. However, Joanna Lumley’s brilliant performance proved throughout season 2, part 1 that she was meant to play Hester Frump, especially with the various changes Wednesday makes to Grandmama’s characterization and dynamic with the Addamses.

Catherine O’Hara Would Still Be An Amazing Cast Addition To Wednesday Season 3

Even though the role of Grandmama has been filled in Wednesday, Catherine O’Hara would make a great addition to the Tim Burton-produced world. Not only does she already have proven chemistry with Jenna Ortega after they played Deetz family members in Beetlejuice 2, but O’Hara’s signature comedy style and familiarity with the macabre, kooky world of The Addams Family indicate she would fit right into the series.

After reuniting with Tim Burton for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, it seems natural that the two would figure out a way to collaborate again sooner rather than later. Hopefully, that next reunion could occur in Wednesday season 3, even if O’Hara were to only appear in a guest role. Whether playing a member of the Addams family, a new Outcast, or even a Normie, Catherine O’Hara would be the perfect Tim Burton collaborator to bring onto the series.