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Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

Actor Jul 7 (died age 94) Covent Garden, London, England, UK 1949–1990 (41 year career)
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Biography

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…

Known For

Help!
Film

Help!

Neighbour
The Three Musketeers
Film

The Three Musketeers

D’Artagnan’s Mother
Ragtime
Film

Ragtime

Elderly Woman
The Four Musketeers
Film

The Four Musketeers

D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
Film

Twisted Nerve

Clarkie
The Night Visitor
Film

The Night Visitor

Mrs. Hansen
EastEnders
Film

EastEnders

Ethel Skinner
Return to Waterloo
Film

Return to Waterloo

Woman on Train

Filmography

Acting (59)

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