
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-12-24
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.
Known For

The Royle Family
as Denise Best

The Fast Show
as Various Characters

Gogglebox
as Narrator

The Mrs Merton Show
as Mrs. Merton

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self

Strange Hill High
as Stephanie / Various (voice)

Sunshine
as Donna

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)

Barbara's Old Ring
as Denise Best