Gretchen Franklin
Born in Covent Garden, London, England, UK — Jul 07 1911• Died Jul 11 2005
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Born in Covent Garden, West London in 1911, Gretchen Franklin was an English actress and dancer whose showbusiness career spanned over 70 years. She was best known for her role as Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC 1 soap opera EastEnders. She appeared in the very first episode in 1985 and was a regular in the series until 1988. After this she returned to the show intermittently until 2000 when her character was killed off, allowing Franklin to retire from acting at the age of 89. Born into a theatrical family (her father had a song and dance act, her…
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EastEnders
Blackadder
Cordelia
The Sweeney
Florence, the Charlady
Z-Cars
Gideon's Way
Martha Bray
Story Parade
Mrs. Huxtable
Churchill's People
Mrs Baxter
The Protectors
Nelly Baxter
Keeping Up Appearances
Daddy's Fiance
Sykes
Bookstall Assistant
Dixon of Dock Green
Mrs. Walcott
Budgie
Carrie Wetherall
Terry and June
Cath
Rising Damp
Aunt Maud
Danger UXB
Mrs. Flack
Hazell
Pearl
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Nicholas Nickleby
Miss Knag
The Scales of Justice
Rose Jenkins
Saturday Playhouse
Susan Sillsby
George and Mildred
Mother
Quatermass
Edna
Londoners
Mrs. Hincastle
Black and Blue
Mrs. Pitt
Ragtime
Elderly Woman
The Three Musketeers
D’Artagnan’s Mother
Help!
Neighbour
The Organization
Edna
Armchair Theatre
Miss Julia
Twisted Nerve
Clarkie
The Four Musketeers
D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Didn't Know You Cared
Auntie Lil
Castle Haven
A Slight Case Of...
Dead Ernest
The Night Visitor
Mrs. Hansen
How I Won the War
2nd Old Lady
The High Terrace
Mrs. Webb
Flame in the Streets
Mrs. Bingham
Trottie True
Martha (uncredited)
The Artful Dodger
The Secret Place
Mother (uncredited)
Before I Wake
Elsie
Secrets
Mrs. Pitt
Bowler
Mrs Bowler
Quincy's Quest
Witch
Subterfuge
Bus Conductress
The Silent Playground
Mrs. Elgin
The Company Man
Tea Lady
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Phyllis's Dresser
Cloak Without Dagger
Emmie
The Poet
Erminia
The Murder Game
Landlady
Bowler
Ticket to Paradise
Mrs. Higginbottom
Return to Waterloo
Woman on Train
The Man Who Came to Die
Mrs. Marriott
The Trouble with Our Ivy
Mrs. Chard