Dancer

Gretchen Franklin

English actress (1911-2005)

Born 1911 · Covent GardenDied 2005United KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Gretchen Franklin was a British dancer, born in 1911 in Covent Garden, who died in 2005.

Biography

Gretchen Gordon Franklin (7 July 1911 – 11 July 2005) was an English actress and dancer with a career in show business spanning over 70 years. She played Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC1 soap opera EastEnders on a regular basis from 1985 until 1988. Following this, she made intermittent returns to the show, her appearances becoming increasingly infrequent and brief. Her final appearance was in 2000, marking the demise of her character.

From the Wikipedia article “Gretchen Franklin”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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