Caroline Aherne
Birthday
1963/12/24
Day of death
2016/07/02 (52 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Ealing, London, England, UK
Also know as
--
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.
Acting
(2023) Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Denise Royle (archive footage)
(2000) Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self
(2016) British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1996) VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
as ---
(2008) The New Sofa
as Denise Best
(2012) Barbara's Old Ring
as Denise Best
(2020) The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Various Characters (Archive)
(2006) The Queen of Sheba
as Denise Best
(2010) Joe's Crackers
as Denise
(2009) The Golden Egg Cup
as Denise Best
(2010) The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
(2016) Caroline Aherne at the BBC
as Archive Material
(1994) The Fast Show
as Various Characters
(1992) The Dead Good Show
as Various
(1995) The Mrs Merton Show
as Mrs. Merton
(2013) Gogglebox
as Narrator
(1998) The Royle Family
as Denise Best
(1996) Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self
(1995) The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
(1999) Mrs Merton and Malcolm
as ---
(1999) It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self
(1998) Fantasy World Cup
as Self
(2013) Strange Hill High
as Stephanie / Various (voice)
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(1995) The World of Lee Evans
as Daughter
(2008) Sunshine
as Donna
(1992) Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
as Mrs Merton
(1998) Parkinson
as Self