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Caroline Aherne

Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born December 24, 1963Died July 2, 2016 (52 years)
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
  • The Fast Show
  • Gogglebox
  • The Fattest Man in Britain
  • The Mrs Merton Show
  • Mrs. Merton and Malcolm

Filmography

2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family · as Denise Royle (archive Footage)
2019
Utterly Outrageous Comedy (TV Series) · as Mrs. Merton
2015
After Hours (2015) (TV Series) · as Sheila
2013
Strange Hill High (TV Series) · as Stephanie / Various (voice)
2013
Gogglebox (TV Series) · as Narrator
2012
2011
The Fast Show Faster (TV Series) · as Janine Carr
2009
The Golden Egg Cup · as Denise Best
2009
Comic Relief 2009 · as Denise Best
2008
Sunshine (2008) (TV Series) · as Donna
2007
Memoirs of a Cigarette · as Denise Best
1999
1999
1998
The Royle Family (TV Series) · as Denise Royle
1997
The Big C (TV Series) · as Mrs. Merton
1996
1995
The World of Lee Evans (TV Series) · as Daughter
1995
The Mrs Merton Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Merton
1994
The Fast Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters
1993
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (TV Series) · as Flatulent Mother
1992
The Fat Slags (TV Series) · as Thelma
1988
This Morning (TV Series) · as Mrs. Merton
1982
The Travel Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Merton - Reporter

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