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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.
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 | The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! · as Mrs. Merton |
| 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 | The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story · as Denise Best |
| 1999 | Mrs. Merton and Malcolm (TV Series) |
| 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 |





