GRETCHEN FRANKLIN
ACTING
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.
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey 1978
Before I Wake 1955
The Silent Playground 1963
The Four Musketeers 1974
Twisted Nerve 1968
The Three Musketeers 1973
Flame in the Streets 1961
The Night Visitor 1971
High Terrace 1956
How I Won the War 1967
Help! 1965
The Secret Place 1957
Cloak Without Dagger 1956
Ragtime 1981
Keeping Up Appearances 1990
Gideon's Way 1965
The Scales of Justice 1962
The Sweeney 1975
The Protectors 1972
Dixon of Dock Green 1955
I Didn't Know You Cared 1975
George and Mildred 1976
EastEnders 1985
Blackadder 1983
Rising Damp 1974
Terry and June 1979
Danger UXB 1979
Sykes 1972
Quatermass 1979