Caroline Aherne
ActingBorn Dec 24, 1963Died Jul 2, 2016
Ealing, London, England, UK
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
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
movie1996
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
movie2010
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
movie2023
The Golden Egg Cup
movie2009
The Golden Egg Cup
movie2009
The Golden Egg Cup
movie2009
The Fast Show
tv1994
Sunshine
tv2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
movie2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
movie2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
movie2008
The Royle Family
tv1998
Filmography
2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedyas Self (archive footage)movie2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Familyas Denise Royle (archive footage)movie2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofaas Self / Denise Best (archive footage)movie2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrasesas Various Characters (Archive)movie2016Caroline Aherne at the BBCas Archive Materialmovie2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)movie2013Strange Hill Highas Stephanie / Various (voice)tv2013The Security Menas Writermovie2013Goggleboxas Narratortv2012The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ringas Directormovie2010The Royle Family: Joe's Crackersas Directormovie2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofaas Selfmovie2009The Golden Egg Cupas Writermovie2009The Fattest Man in Britainas Writermovie2008The Royle Family: The New Sofaas Directormovie2008Sunshineas Donnatv2002Dossa and Joeas Creatortv2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Selfmovie1999It's Only TV But I Like Itas Selftv1999Mrs Merton and Malcolmtv1998The Royle Familyas Creatortv1998Fantasy World Cupas Selftv1998Parkinsonas Selftv1996Clive Anderson All Talkas Selftv1996VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoonmovie1995The Frank Skinner Showas Selftv1995The World of Lee Evansas Daughtertv1995The Mrs Merton Showas Creatortv1994The Fast Showas Various Characterstv1992The Dead Good Showas Varioustv1992Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Showas Mrs Mertontv1978An Audience with...as Selftv