Personal Info
Known Credits
23
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1911-07-07 (114 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Also Known For
Gretchen Franklin
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
Acting
1984 --
Return to Waterloo
| Woman on Train
1981 --
Ragtime
| Elderly Woman
1978 --
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
| Phyllis's Dresser
1974 --
The Four Musketeers
| D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973 --
The Three Musketeers
| D’Artagnan’s Mother
1973 --
Secrets
| Mrs. Pitt
1971 --
The Night Visitor
| Mrs. Hansen
1970 --
The Company Man
| Tea Lady
1968 --
Twisted Nerve
| Clarkie
1968 --
Subterfuge
| Bus Conductress
1967 --
How I Won the War
| 2nd Old Lady
1965 --
The Murder Game
| Landlady
1965 --
Help!
| Neighbour
1963 --
The Silent Playground
| Mrs. Elgin
1961 --
The Trouble with Our Ivy
| Mrs. Chard
1961 --
Flame in the Streets
| Mrs. Bingham
1961 --
Ticket to Paradise
| Mrs. Higginbottom
1957 --
The Secret Place
| Mother (uncredited)
1956 --
The High Terrace
| Mrs. Webb
1956 --
Cloak Without Dagger
| Emmie
1955 --
Before I Wake
| Elsie
1949 --
Trottie True
| Martha (uncredited)