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Caroline Aherne

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedDec 24, 1963 (Died at 53)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthEaling, London, England, UK
Career Span1978 – 2016
Known Credits31 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Caroline Aherne

Total Works

31

16 movies • 15 shows

Avg Rating

7.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Royle Family
7.6
The Royle Family
1998•series
as Denise Royle
The Fast Show
7.7
The Fast Show
1994•series
as Various Characters
Gogglebox
7.2
Gogglebox
2013•series
as Narrator

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 31 titles featuring Caroline Aherne

The Royle Family
7.6
20 eps
The Royle Family
1998•series

as Denise Royle

The Fast Show
7.7
34 eps
The Fast Show
1994•series

as Various Characters

Gogglebox
7.2
86 eps
Gogglebox
2013•series

as Narrator

The Fattest Man in Britain
5.9

Role: Writer

The Mrs Merton Show
6.8
30 eps
The Mrs Merton Show
1995•series

as Mrs. Merton

TFI Friday
7.1
1 eps
TFI Friday
1996•series
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
7.0

as Self

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
8.4

as Self

Strange Hill High
6.5
26 eps
Strange Hill High
2013•series

as Stephanie / Various (voice)

The World of Lee Evans
7.0
1 eps

as Daughter

Sunshine
7.8
3 eps
Sunshine
2008•series

as Donna

Comic Relief
6.0
2 eps
Comic Relief
1988•series
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Royle Family: The New Sofa
7.7

as Denise Best

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
7.0

as Denise Best

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
7.2

as Denise

The Frank Skinner Show
7.5
1 eps

as Self

Mrs Merton and Malcolm
7.3
6 eps
An Audience with...
5.3
1 eps
An Audience with...
1978•series

as Self

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
6.5

as Various Characters (Archive)

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
6.0
7 eps

as Mrs Merton

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
8.5

as Denise Royle (archive footage)

VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
10.0
The Golden Egg Cup
8.0
The Golden Egg Cup
2009•movie

as Denise Best

The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
7.0
Caroline Aherne at the BBC

as Archive Material

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)

The Dead Good Show
1 eps
The Dead Good Show
1992•series

as Various

Parkinson
1 eps
Parkinson
1998•series

as Self

The Security Men
The Security Men
2013•movie

Role: Writer