Caroline Aherne

Actor

Born: December 24, 1963
Died: July 2, 2016 (age 52)
From: 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.

Filmography (13)

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy (2023)
Self (archive footage)
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family (2023)
Denise Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa (2023)
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases (2020)
Various Characters (Archive)
Caroline Aherne at the BBC (2016)
Archive Material
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
Director
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010)
Director
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
Self
The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
Director
The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
Director
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
Self
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon (1996)