Caroline Aherne
| Caroline Aherne | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Caroline Mary Aherne 24 December 1963 Ealing, London, England |
| Died | 2 July 2016 (aged 52) Timperley, Greater Manchester, England |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Alma mater | Liverpool Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Comedian, writer, actress |
| Years active | 1990–2016 |
| Notable work |
The Fast Show (1994–2014) The Mrs Merton Show (1995–98) The Royle Family (1998–2012) Gogglebox (2013–2016) |
| Home town | Wythenshawe, Manchester, England |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Hook (m. 1994; div. 1997) |
Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English comedian and BAFTA-winning writer and actress, best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host Mrs Merton, various roles in the The Fast Show, and as the lead role in the The Royle Family, which she co-wrote. She was also known for narrating the Channel 4 reality television series Gogglebox, a role she held from its inception in 2013 until she became too ill in April 2016.
Aherne was born in Ealing, London, to the family of an Irish railway worker, and from the age of two was brought up in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Like her brother, Patrick, Aherne suffered from retinoblastoma in childhood, which left her partially sighted in one eye. She attended the Hollies Convent Grammar School in West Didsbury and then studied drama at Liverpool Polytechnic.
Aherne began performing on the Manchester comedy circuit as characters such as Mitzi Goldberg, lead singer of the comedy country and western act the Mitzi Goldberg Experience and Sister Mary Immaculate, an Irish nun. She developed her Mrs Merton character with Frank Sidebottom for his show on Piccadilly Radio, where she worked as a receptionist. Aherne's first TV appearances were as Mrs Merton in a semi-regular spot on the Granada TV discussion show "Upfront" in 1990. She made brief appearances in The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer in 1993 and alongside Steve Coogan and John Thomson in a Granada TV pilot entitled The Dead Good Shows.
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