Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin was an English actress and dancer with a career in show business spanning over eighty years. She was born in Covent Garden, west London. She played Ethel Skinner in the longrunning BBCsoap opera EastEnders on a regular basis from 1985 until 1988. After this she returned to the show intermittently. These appearances became briefer and more widely spaced as time went on. Her final appearance was in 2000, when her character was killed off.

Gretchen Franklin was born into a theatrical family. Her father had a songanddance act, while her grandfather was a wellknown music hall entertainer at the turn of the century.

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