
Caroline Aherne
Known For
Acting
Born
1963-12-24 in Ealing, London, England, UK
Died
2016-07-02
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.
Most Known For

Parkinson
as Self

An Audience with...
as Self

The Frank Skinner Show
as Self

The Royle Family
as Denise Royle

It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self

The Fast Show
as Various Characters

Strange Hill High
as Stephanie / Various (voice)

The Mrs Merton Show
as Mrs. Merton

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
as Mrs Merton

Gogglebox
as Narrator

Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self

Sunshine
as Donna

The Dead Good Show
as Various

Fantasy World Cup
as Self

The World of Lee Evans
as Daughter

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self

Mrs Merton and Malcolm

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Various Characters (Archive)

The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Denise Best