Gretchen Franklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gretchen Franklin

English actress

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 11-Jul-2005

Profession: actor, stage actor, dancer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.
After this she returned to the show intermittently.
These appearances became briefer and more widely spaced.
Her final appearance was in 2000, when her character was killed off.