Gretchen Franklin

Actor

Born: July 7, 1911
Died: July 11, 2005 (age 94)
From: Covent Garden, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography (25)

Return to Waterloo (1984)
Woman on Train
Ragtime (1981)
Elderly Woman
Quincy's Quest (1979)
Witch
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)
Phyllis's Dresser
The Four Musketeers (1974)
D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
D’Artagnan’s Mother
Secrets (1973)
Mrs. Pitt
The Night Visitor (1971)
Mrs. Hansen
The Company Man
The Company Man (1970)
Tea Lady
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Clarkie
Subterfuge (1968)
Bus Conductress
How I Won the War (1967)
2nd Old Lady
The Murder Game (1965)
Landlady
Help! (1965)
Neighbour
The Man Who Came to Die
The Man Who Came to Die (1965)
Mrs. Marriott
The Silent Playground (1963)
Mrs. Elgin
The Trouble with Our Ivy (1961)
Mrs. Chard
Flame in the Streets (1961)
Mrs. Bingham
Ticket to Paradise (1961)
Mrs. Higginbottom
The Poet
The Poet (1960)
Erminia
The Secret Place (1957)
Mother (uncredited)
The High Terrace (1956)
Mrs. Webb
Cloak Without Dagger (1956)
Emmie
Before I Wake (1955)
Elsie
Trottie True (1949)
Martha (uncredited)