Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1911-07-07
Deathday: 2005-07-11 (94 years old)

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 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 made her theatre debut as a teenage chorus girl. She toured with comedians such as Gracie Fields before making the switch to serious acting. Her film appearances included Cloak Without Dagger (1956), Flame in the Streets (1961), The Murder Game (1965), Help! (1965), How I Won The War (1967), Twisted Nerve (1968), The Night Visitor (1971), The Three Musketeers (1973), Quincy's Quest (1979), and Ragtime (1981), among others. She is namechecked in The Fall's 1990 song Telephone Thing.

Filmography

all 52

TV Shows 29

Movies 23

Ethel Skinner
EastEnders

EastEnders (1985)

TV
Florence, the Charlady
The Sweeney

The Sweeney (1975)

TV
D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers (1974)

Movie
3.2
D’Artagnan’s Mother
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1973)

Movie
4
Mrs. Bowler
Bowler

Bowler (1973)

TV
Bookstall Assistant
Sykes

Sykes (1972)

TV
Bus Conductress
Subterfuge

Subterfuge (1968)

Movie
Mother (uncredited)
The Secret Place

The Secret Place (1957)

Movie
Martha (uncredited)
Trottie True

Trottie True (1949)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1911-07-07

Deathday
2005-07-11 (94 years old)

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

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