Caroline Aherne

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1963-12-24 (53 years old)

Deathday

2016-07-02

Place of Birth

Ealing, London, England, UK

Caroline Aherne

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.

Acting

2023

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

as Denise Royle (archive footage)

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008

The New Sofa

as Denise Best

2012

Barbara's Old Ring

as Denise Best

2020

2010

2009

The Golden Egg Cup

as Denise Best

2016

Caroline Aherne at the BBC

as Archive Material

Production

2009

2009

2008

The New Sofa

as Writer

2010

2013

2012

2012

2008

The New Sofa

as Director

2010

Joe's Crackers

as Director

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