
Known for
Acting
Born
July 7, 1911
Birthplace
Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Died
July 11, 2005 (aged 94)
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 grandfather was a famous music hall entertainer at the turn of the century and her cousin was Dad's Army star Clive Dunn) Gretchen Franklin...
1990
1985
1984
as Woman on Train
1983
1982
1981
as Elderly Woman
1979
as Witch
1979
1979
1979
1978
as Phyllis's Dresser
1978
1978
1977
1976
1975
1975
1974
1974
as D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
1973
as D’Artagnan’s Mother
1973
as Mrs. Pitt
1973
1973
1973