Acting
Caroline Aherne
Birth Date
December 24, 1963
Death Date
July 2, 2016
(passed away at 52)
Place of Birth
Ealing, London, England, UK
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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.
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TV Show
Parkinson
Self
1998 • 1 episode
star5.3
TV Show
An Audience with...
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1978 • 1 episode
star7.5
TV Show
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995 • 1 episode
star6.5
TV Show
Strange Hill High
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2013 • 26 episodes
star7.8
TV Show
The Fast Show
Various Characters
1994 • 34 episodes
star7.7
TV Show
The Royle Family
Denise Royle
1998 • 20 episodes
star7.0
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Gogglebox
Narrator
2013 • 86 episodes
star6.8
TV Show
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star6.5
TV Show
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self
1999 • 1 episode
star5.0
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Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998 • 1 episode
star7.5
TV Show
Clive Anderson All Talk
Self
1996 • 1 episode
star7.2
Movie
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise
2010
star7.8
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Sunshine
Donna
2008 • 3 episodes
star7.0
Movie
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best
2012
star6.0
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Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Mrs Merton
1992 • 7 episodes
star10.0
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1996
star7.7
Movie
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best
2008
Movie
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2023
star7.0
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The World of Lee Evans
Daughter
1995 • 1 episode
star8.0
Movie
The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best
2009