Gretchen Franklin
Actress
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...
Place of Birth: Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Date of Birth: Jul 7, 1911
Date of Death: Jul 11, 2005
Filmography
Actress
(14
Known Credits)
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