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Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

Acting •1911-07-07 •Covent Garden, London, England, UK

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 regular in the series until 1988. After this she returned to the show intermittently until 2000 when her character was killed off, allowing Franklin to retire from acting at the age of 89. Born into a theatrical family (her father had a song and dance act, her grandfather was a famous music hall entertainer at the turn of the century and her cousin was Dad's Army star Clive Dunn) Gretchen Franklin made her theatre debut as a teenage chorus girl. She toured with comedians such as Gracie Fields before making the switch to serious acting. Her film appearances included Cloak Without Dagger (1956), Flame in the Streets (1961), The Murder Game (1965), Help! (1965), How I Won The War (1967), Twisted Nerve (1968), The Night Visitor (1971), The Three Musketeers (1973), Quincy's Quest (1979), and Ragtime (1981), among others. She is namechecked in The Fall's 1990 song Telephone Thing.

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代表作

Story Parade
1964 · Mrs. Huxtable
Danger UXB
Danger UXB
1979 · Mrs. Flack
黑爵士
黑爵士
1983 · Cordelia
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
1975 · Florence, the Charlady
维护面子
维护面子
1990 · Daddy's Fiance
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Rising Damp
Rising Damp
1974 · Aunt Maud
Cloak Without Dagger
Cloak Without Dagger
1956 · Emmie
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
1962
Trottie True
Trottie True
1949 · Martha (uncredited)
爵士年代
爵士年代
1981 · Elderly Woman
Budgie
Budgie
1971 · Carrie Wetherall
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全部作品

维护面子
1990 •Daddy's Fiance
东区人
1985
东区人
1985 •Ethel Skinner
Return to Waterloo
1984 •Woman on Train
黑爵士
1983 •Cordelia
Dead Ernest
1982
爵士年代
1981 •Elderly Woman
Quincy's Quest
1979 •Witch
Terry and June
1979 •Cath
Danger UXB
1979 •Mrs. Flack
展开全部作品
Quatermass
1979 •Edna
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978 •Phyllis's Dresser
Hazell
1978 •Pearl
Nicholas Nickleby
1977 •Miss Knag
George and Mildred
1976 •Mother
The Sweeney
1975 •Florence, the Charlady
I Didn't Know You Cared
1975 •Auntie Lil
生死剑侠
1974 •D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rising Damp
1974 •Aunt Maud
Churchill's People
1974 •Mrs Baxter
Secrets
1973 •Mrs. Pitt
豪情三剑客
1973 •D’Artagnan’s Mother
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Bowler
1973
Bowler
1973 •Mrs Bowler
Black and Blue
1973 •Mrs. Pitt
The Protectors
1972 •Nelly Baxter
Sykes
1972 •Bookstall Assistant
夜缉者
1971 •Mrs. Hansen
Budgie
1971 •Carrie Wetherall
The Company Man
1970 •Tea Lady
Castle Haven
1969
魔鬼天使
1968 •Clarkie
国际特务龙虎斗
1968 •Bus Conductress
我如何赢得战争
1967 •2nd Old Lady
The Murder Game
1965 •Landlady
救命！
1965 •Neighbour
The Man Who Came to Die
1965 •Mrs. Marriott
Gideon's Way
1965 •Martha Bray
A Slight Case Of...
1965
Londoners
1965 •Mrs. Hincastle
Story Parade
1964 •Mrs. Huxtable
The Silent Playground
1963 •Mrs. Elgin
Z-Cars
1962
The Scales of Justice
1962 •Rose Jenkins
The Trouble with Our Ivy
1961 •Mrs. Chard
Ticket to Paradise
1961 •Mrs. Higginbottom
Flame in the Streets
1961 •Mrs. Bingham
The Poet
1960 •Erminia
The Artful Dodger
1959
Saturday Playhouse
1958 •Susan Sillsby
Saturday Playhouse
1958 •Mrs. Wilson
Saturday Playhouse
1958 •Mrs. Catt
The Secret Place
1957 •Mother (uncredited)
High Terrace
1956 •Mrs. Webb
Cloak Without Dagger
1956 •Emmie
Before I Wake
1955 •Elsie
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 •Mrs. Walcott
Trottie True
1949 •Martha (uncredited)