Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1911-07-07
- Day of Death2005-07-11 (94 years)
- Place of BirthCovent Garden, London, England, UK
- Also Known As-
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1990
Keeping Up Appearances
As: Daddy's Fiance
- 1985
EastEnders
As: Ethel Skinner
- 1984
Return to Waterloo
As: Woman on Train
- 1983
Blackadder
As: Cordelia
- 1981
Ragtime
As: Elderly Woman
- 1979
Terry and June
As: Cath
- 1979
Quatermass
As: Edna
- 1979
Danger UXB
As: Mrs. Flack
1978The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
As: Phyllis's Dresser
1977Nicholas Nickleby
As: Miss Knag
1976George and Mildred
As: Mother
1975I Didn't Know You Cared
As: Auntie Lil
1975The Sweeney
As: Florence, the Charlady
1974Rising Damp
As: Aunt Maud
- 1973
The Three Musketeers
As: D’Artagnan’s Mother
1973Secrets
As: Mrs. Pitt
1973Bowler
As: Mrs Bowler
1972The Protectors
As: Nelly Baxter
1972Sykes
As: Bookstall Assistant
1971Budgie
As: Carrie Wetherall
1971The Night Visitor
As: Mrs. Hansen
- 1968
Twisted Nerve
As: Clarkie
1968Subterfuge
As: Bus Conductress
1967How I Won the War
As: 2nd Old Lady
1965The Murder Game
As: Landlady
- 1965
Help!
As: Neighbour
1965Gideon's Way
As: Martha Bray
1963The Silent Playground
As: Mrs. Elgin
1962The Scales of Justice
As: Rose Jenkins
1961The Trouble with Our Ivy
As: Mrs. Chard
1961Flame in the Streets
As: Mrs. Bingham
1961Ticket to Paradise
As: Mrs. Higginbottom
1957The Secret Place
As: Mother (uncredited)
1956The High Terrace
As: Mrs. Webb
1956Cloak Without Dagger
As: Emmie
1955Dixon of Dock Green
As: Mrs. Walcott
1955Before I Wake
As: Elsie
1949Trottie True
As: Martha (uncredited)