Caroline Aherne
Born: 1963-12-24 in Ealing, London, England, UK
Died: 2016-07-02
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family as Denise Royle (archive footage)
- Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self (archive footage)
- The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2020
- The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases as Various Characters (Archive)
2016
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Caroline Aherne at the BBC as Archive Material
2013
- Strange Hill High as Stephanie / Various (voice)
- Gogglebox as Narrator
- The Security Men ... (Writer)
2012
- The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring as Denise Best
2010
- The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers as Denise
- The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2009
- The Fattest Man in Britain ... (Writer)
- The Golden Egg Cup as Denise Best
2008
- Sunshine as Donna
- The Royle Family: The New Sofa as Denise Best
2002
- Dossa and Joe ... (Director)
2000
1999
- It's Only TV But I Like It as Self
- Mrs Merton and Malcolm
- The royale family - Christmas with the royale family as Denise Best
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- The Royle Family as Denise Royle
- Fantasy World Cup as Self
1995
- The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- The Mrs Merton Show as Mrs. Merton
- The World of Lee Evans as Daughter
1994
- The Fast Show as Various Characters
1992
- Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show as Mrs Merton
- The Dead Good Show as Various
1978
- An Audience with... as Self