Caroline Aherne
Born: 1963-12-24
Birthplace: Ealing, London, England, UK
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: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
The Fattest Man in Britain
The Security Men
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Top Movie Credits
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Director
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Director
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer
The Security Men
Writer
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)