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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. [2] 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. Actress: The Three Musketeers. Gretchen Franklin made her first screen appearance in the 1954 British suspense film Shadow of Fear (1955), directed by Albert S. Rogell, in which she acted alongside Mona Freeman, Jean Kent and Maxwell Reed.
Jul 12, 2005 · Actress Gretchen Franklin, known to millions as the dotty, dog-loving Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC-TV soap opera "EastEnders," has died at the age of 94, her agent said Tuesday.
Gretchen Franklin. Actress: The Three Musketeers. Gretchen Franklin made her first screen appearance in the 1954 British suspense film Shadow of Fear (1955), directed by Albert S. Rogell, in which she acted alongside Mona Freeman, Jean Kent and Maxwell Reed.
May 17, 2022 · Actress Gretchen Franklin, who played Daddy's "fiancé" in "The Charity Shop," was a well-known face to British TV viewers thanks to her role as Ethel Skinner, a saucy, beloved...
Jul 13, 2005 · Gretchen Franklin, 94, a British actress known to millions as the dotty, dog-loving Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC soap opera "EastEnders," died Monday at her home in...
Gretchen Franklin started her own stage career as a £2-a-week chorus girl in a Bournemouth pantomime. As a dancer, she worked in vaudeville, cabaret and musical comedy, before...
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.
Jul 12, 2005 · Gretchen Franklin, who has died at the age of 94, spent nearly 80 years in showbusiness. But she enjoyed her greatest fame as the elderly Ethel, a favourite character in BBC soap...
Veteran EastEnders actress Gretchen Franklin passed away on Monday 11 July aged 94. Gretchen was one of the show's original cast members. She played Ethel Skinner, one of soap's most popular...
