Caroline Aherne
Known for Acting
Born December 24, 1963
Died July 2, 2016
Place of Birth 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
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010
as Denise
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Self
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012
as Denise Best
The Golden Egg Cup
2009
as Denise Best
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023
as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008
as Denise Best
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2020
as Various Characters (Archive)
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
2016
as Archive Material
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023
as Denise Royle (archive footage)