Deceased

When Did Gretchen Franklin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 94

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn07/07/1911Born inCovent Garden, London, England, UKDied11/07/2005 (aged 94)Died inBarnesWikidataQ243121 ↗TMDb#214115 ↗

Gretchen Gordon Franklin 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.

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Filmography46 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1990	Keeping Up AppearancesSeries	Daddy's Fiance	79
1985	EastEndersSeries	—	74
1983	BlackadderSeries	Cordelia	72
1981	RagtimeMovie	Elderly Woman	70
1979	Terry and JuneSeries	Cath	68
1979	QuatermassSeries	Edna	68
1979	Danger UXBSeries	Mrs. Flack	68
1979	Quincy's QuestMovie	Witch	68
1978	HazellSeries	Pearl	67
1978	The One and Only Phyllis DixeyMovie	Phyllis's Dresser	67
1975	The SweeneySeries	Florence, the Charlady	64
1975	I Didn't Know You CaredSeries	Auntie Lil	64
1974	The Four MusketeersMovie	D'Artagnan's Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)	63
1974	Churchill's PeopleSeries	Mrs Baxter	63
1973	The Three MusketeersMovie	D’Artagnan’s Mother	62
1973	Black and BlueSeries	Mrs. Pitt	62
1973	SecretsMovie	Mrs. Pitt	62
1972	The ProtectorsSeries	Nelly Baxter	61
1972	SykesSeries	Bookstall Assistant	61
1972	Six Days of JusticeSeries	Annie	61
1971	BudgieSeries	Carrie Wetherall	60
1971	The Night VisitorMovie	Mrs. Hansen	60
1970	The Company ManMovie	Tea Lady	59
1969	Castle HavenSeries	—	58
1968	Journey to the UnknownSeries	Mrs. Barrett	57
1968	Twisted NerveMovie	Clarkie	57
1968	SubterfugeMovie	Bus Conductress	57
1967	How I Won the WarMovie	2nd Old Lady	56
1965	Gideon's WaySeries	Martha Bray	54
1965	A Slight Case Of...Series	—	54
1965	The Man Who Came to DieMovie	Mrs. Marriott	54
1965	The Murder GameMovie	Landlady	54
1964	Story ParadeSeries	Mrs. Huxtable	53
1964	The ProtectorsSeries	Mrs Bolland	53
1963	The Silent PlaygroundMovie	Mrs. Elgin	52
1962	Z-CarsSeries	—	51
1962	Steptoe and SonSeries	Aunt Daphne	51
1962	The Scales of JusticeSeries	Rose Jenkins	51
1962	Raise Your GlassesSeries	—	51
1959	Bleak HouseSeries	Mrs Guppy	48
1958	Saturday PlayhouseSeries	Susan Sillsby	47
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Mrs. Marriott	45
1956	The High TerraceMovie	Mrs. Webb	45
1955	Dixon of Dock GreenSeries	Mrs. Walcott	44
1955	Before I WakeMovie	Elsie	44
1949	Trottie TrueMovie	Martha (uncredited)	38