Gretchen Franklin
Acting
Born July 7, 1911 — Died July 11, 2005
From Covent Garden, London, England, UK
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 ...
Filmography
Return to Waterloo
Woman on Train
19846.8
Ragtime
Elderly Woman
19817.0
Quincy's Quest
Witch
19796.0
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Phyllis's Dresser
1978
The Four Musketeers
D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
19746.5
The Three Musketeers
D’Artagnan’s Mother
19736.7
Secrets
Mrs. Pitt
19736.4
The Night Visitor
Mrs. Hansen
19716.5
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The Company Man
Tea Lady
19708.0
Twisted Nerve
Clarkie
19686.8
Subterfuge
Bus Conductress
19685.3
How I Won the War
2nd Old Lady
19675.6
The Murder Game
Landlady
196510.0
Help!
Neighbour
19656.9
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The Man Who Came to Die
Mrs. Marriott
1965
The Silent Playground
Mrs. Elgin
19635.3
The Trouble with Our Ivy
Mrs. Chard
1961
Flame in the Streets
Mrs. Bingham
19616.3
Ticket to Paradise
Mrs. Higginbottom
19615.8
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The Poet
Erminia
1960
The Secret Place
Mother (uncredited)
19576.6
The High Terrace
Mrs. Webb
19566.7
Cloak Without Dagger
Emmie
19567.6
Before I Wake
Elsie
19555.2
Trottie True
Martha (uncredited)
19497.0