Caroline Aherne
Acting · 52 years old
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
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best
The Fast Show
Various Characters
Sunshine
Donna
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best
The Royle Family
Denise Royle
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best
Gogglebox
Narrator
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Various Characters (Archive)
Strange Hill High
Stephanie / Various (voice)
The Mrs Merton Show
Mrs. Merton
The World of Lee Evans
Daughter
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Audience with...
Self
Behind the Scenes
The Golden Egg Cup
Director
The Golden Egg Cup
Writer
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Writer
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Director
The Royle Family
Writer
The Royle Family
Producer
The Royle Family
Director
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Writer
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Director
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Writer
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Director
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer