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Gretchen Franklin (7 July 1911 – 11 July 2005) was an English actress and dancer with a career in show business spanning over 70 years. She was born in Covent Garden , Central London. She played Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC 1 soap opera EastEnders on a regular basis from 1985 until 1988.
Gretchen Franklin (1911-2005) was a versatile actress who appeared in films, sit-coms and TV shows. She was best known for playing Ethel Skinner in EastEnders, a role she reprised until 2000.
Jul 12, 2005 · Gretchen Franklin, who died at 94, was a veteran actress who starred in EastEnders as Ethel Skinner. She also appeared in Til Death Do Us Part, Crossroads and Castle Haven, and was a tap dancer and a music hall performer.
The actress, who played Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC-TV soap opera, passed away at home in London in 2005. She had a long and varied career in theater, film and television, including roles in "Dixon of Dock Green" and "Till Death Us Do Part".
Gretchen Franklin was a British actress who appeared in films, sit-coms and EastEnders. She was known for her comedy and drama roles, her charity work and her long tenure on the soap opera.
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...
Jul 11, 2005 · Gretchen Franklin was an English actress and dancer who appeared in films, TV shows and theatre for over 70 years. She was best known for playing Ethel Skinner in EastEnders, a role she started in 1985 and returned to intermittently until 2000.
