Gretchen Franklin, English actress and dancer (born 1911)

Gretchen Franklin

English actress (1911–2005)

Gretchen 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 BBC 1 soap opera EastEnders on a regular basis from 1985 until 1988. Following this, she made intermittent returns to the show,…