
Acting · London, England · Born September 15, 1954
Elizabeth Sabina Franklyn (born 15 September 1954) is an English actress, and the daughter of William Franklyn and Margo Johns. Franklyn attended the independent Queen's Gate School and acted on stage with repertory theatres before her television appearances. She appeared in the ITV sitcoms Keep It in the Family and Full House and was also in the final episode of Fawlty Towers, as well as various episodes of When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Terry and June and Boon. She has also guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio dramas, Bang-Bang-a-Boom! and Situation Vacant. In November 2009, she played the role of Eve Wilson in Coronation Street. In earlier years she played Joanna Burton in the 1985 TV film Marple: The Moving Finger and in an adaption of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice as Jane Bennet in 1980. Franklyn also appeared in Central Independent Television's 1986 Halloween film The Worst Witch alongside Charlotte Rae, Diana Rigg, Fairuza Balk and Tim Curry. She was formerly married to actor John Challis, of Only Fools and Horses fame.
MovieFawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
as Quentina
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Elaine Bennet
TVThe Upper Hand
1990
as Zoe Trubshaw
TVThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as (voice)
Open Air
1986
MovieThe Worst Witch
1986
as Miss Spellbinder
Full House
1985
as Marsha Hatfield
TVMiss Marple: The Moving Finger
1985
as Joanna Burton
The Curious Case Of Santa Claus
1982
as Barbara
TVPride and Prejudice
1980
as Jane Bennet
TVKeep It in the Family
1980
TVTerry and June
1979
as Liz
TVReturn of the Saint
1978
as Linda
TVStrangers
1978
as Sophy
TVAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Susan Vaughan
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Chesil
TVFawlty Towers
1975
as Quentina
TVHappy Ever After
1974
as Beryl