Caroline Aherne
Acting
Born: 1963-12-24 in Ealing, London, England, UK
Biography
Caroline Aherne was a BAFTA winning comic writer and actress best known for her comic character Mrs Merton and for her sitcom The Royle Family. In the mid '90s she went by the name Caroline Hook, having taken her husband's name (New Order bassist Peter Hook) but reverted back to Aherne following their divorce. She died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 52.
Known For
Parkinson
Self
TFI Friday
An Audience with...
Self
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
The Fast Show
Various Characters
Gogglebox
Narrator
The Royle Family
Denise Royle
The Mrs Merton Show
Mrs. Merton
Strange Hill High
Stephanie / Various (voice)
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Mrs Merton
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
The World of Lee Evans
Daughter
Sunshine
Donna
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Various Characters (Archive)
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self
The Dead Good Show
Various
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Archive Material
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Denise Royle (archive footage)