Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

Acting

Born: 1911-07-07 · Covent Garden, London, England, UK

Died: 2005-07-11

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

🎬 Movies (20)

Return to Waterloo

Return to Waterloo

1984

Woman on Train

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

Elderly Woman

Quincy's Quest

Quincy's Quest

1979

Witch

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

1978

Phyllis's Dresser

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

1974

D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973

D’Artagnan’s Mother

Secrets

Secrets

1973

Mrs. Pitt

The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor

1971

Mrs. Hansen

The Company Man

1970

Tea Lady

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968

Clarkie

Subterfuge

Subterfuge

1968

Bus Conductress

How I Won the War

How I Won the War

1967

2nd Old Lady

The Murder Game

The Murder Game

1965

Landlady

Help!

Help!

1965

Neighbour

The Man Who Came to Die

1965

Mrs. Marriott

The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

1963

Mrs. Elgin

The Trouble with Our Ivy

The Trouble with Our Ivy

1961

Mrs. Chard

Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961

Mrs. Bingham

Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise

1961

Mrs. Higginbottom

The Poet

1960

Erminia