Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne

Known for
Acting
Born
December 24, 1963
Died
July 2, 2016 (aged 52)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

2023
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy poster

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family poster

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Movie · as Denise Royle (archive footage)

2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa poster

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

Movie · as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)

2020
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases poster

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

Movie · as Various Characters (Archive)

2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves poster

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Movie · as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Caroline Aherne at the BBC poster

Caroline Aherne at the BBC

Movie · as Archive Material

2013
Gogglebox poster

Gogglebox

TV · as Narrator · 86 eps

2013
Strange Hill High poster

Strange Hill High

TV · as Stephanie / Various (voice) · 26 eps

2012
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring poster

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

Movie · as Denise Best

2010
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers poster

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

Movie · as Denise

2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa poster

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Movie · as Self

2009
The Golden Egg Cup poster

The Golden Egg Cup

Movie · as Denise Best

2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa poster

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

Movie · as Denise Best

2008
Sunshine poster

Sunshine

TV · as Donna · 3 eps

2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings poster

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Movie · as Self

1999
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right? poster

The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?

Movie

1999
Mrs Merton and Malcolm poster

Mrs Merton and Malcolm

TV · 6 eps

1999
It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
The Royle Family poster

The Royle Family

TV · as Denise Royle · 20 eps

1998
Fantasy World Cup

Fantasy World Cup

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon poster

VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon

Movie

1996
Clive Anderson All Talk

Clive Anderson All Talk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
The Mrs Merton Show poster

The Mrs Merton Show

TV · as Mrs. Merton · 30 eps

1995
The Frank Skinner Show poster

The Frank Skinner Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
The World of Lee Evans poster

The World of Lee Evans

TV · as Daughter · 1 ep

1994
The Fast Show poster

The Fast Show

TV · as Various Characters · 34 eps

1992
The Dead Good Show poster

The Dead Good Show

TV · as Various · 1 ep

1992
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show poster

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

TV · as Mrs Merton · 7 eps

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · 2 eps

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep