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nomination. Franklin made her acting debut at the age of 11 in the film '' The Innocents'' (1961). She later established herself as a

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in the 1970s by appearing in the films ''

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'' (1972) and '' The Legend of Hell House'' (1973).

Early life

Franklin, who had three brothers, was born in

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, Japan, and grew up in

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, where her father was an importer/exporter. The family lived in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and Ceylon before returning to the United Kingdom. When she was eight she was sent to the Elmhurst School of Ballet in the UK.

Early career

Franklin made her film debut at age 11 in ''The Innocents'' (1961), and her TV debut in the ''

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''s ''The Horse Without a Head'' (1963). Franklin played opposite

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and

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in the British film '' The Lion'' (1962) and co-starred with

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in ''

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'' (1963) as a wealthy industrialist's daughter. In 1963, Franklin was voted 10th place for the

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Top New Female Personality. She was 14 when she appeared in '' The Third Secret'' (1964), in which she played a troubled young daughter. In 1966, she had a lead role in the BBC TV series '' Quick Before They Catch Us''.

Later career in film and television

Franklin received favourable notices for her portrayal of an unusually worldly teenager in the suspense film ''

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'' (1965) starring

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She also received an

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nomination for her supporting role in the TV movie '' Eagle in a Cage'' (also 1965) in which she again acted opposite Trevor Howard. She acted with

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, who played her father in '' Our Mother's House'' (1967), a film that was nominated for the

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at the

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. Not long afterwards, Franklin played opposite

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and

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in '' The Night of the Following Day'' (1969) as the kidnap victim in the crime thriller. This was her first "adult" role, with one scene showing her topless. She appeared with

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in the horror thriller '' And Soon the Darkness'' (1970), a film that was remade in 2010. For her role as Sandy in '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969), Franklin won the

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award for Best Supporting Actress. The film featured a strong cast, including

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, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress. In the same year, she starred with a young

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in the

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movie '' Sinful Davey'', which was not successful and failed to boost her career. In 1971, she starred in the penultimate episode of '' Green Acres'', titled "Hawaiian Honeymoon". The episode was a

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for the proposed sitcom titled ''Pam'', which would have featured Franklin and Don Porter as a father and daughter operating the Moana Rexford hotel in Hawaii. The pilot was not picked up. As an adult, Franklin became somewhat typecast in horror films after her performances in the popular occult thrillers ''

'' (1972) and '' The Legend of Hell House'' (1973) opposite

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. This was followed with the television horror movie '' Satan's School for Girls'' (1973). Her last film role was in '' The Food of the Gods'' (1976), although she made television appearances until 1981, including an episode of '' Police Story'', in which she became physically ill playing a rape victim. Franklin made other television appearances, including '' Green Acres,'' ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Fantasy Island'', ''

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'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''

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'', '' Vega$'', and '' Trapper John, M.D.''. She played the title character in "Jenny Wilde is Drowning", an episode of '' The Name of the Game'', starring

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. Her character was an aspiring actress trying to succeed in Hollywood.

Personal life

Franklin met British actor Harvey Jason, 10 years her senior, on the set of ''Necromancy''. Although the film was not released until 1972, the couple married in 1970,California Marriage Index
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and had two sons. Her husband and one of their sons, Louis, co-own a bookstore in

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. On the commentary track for the 2014 Region A

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release of ''The Legend of Hell House'' released by Scream Factory, Franklin notes that she was pregnant with her second child whilst filming ''The Food of the Gods'' and that she was ready for a change of career, although she enjoyed making the film and living on the island location. She also claimed working in television in the United States was a mistake at the time, as it limited her career and producers only saw her as a TV actor from then on.

TV and filmography

*'' The Innocents'' (1961) *'' The Lion'' (1962) *''The Horse Without a Head'' (1963) (TV) *''

'' (1964) *'' See How They Run'' (1964) (TV) *'' A Tiger Walks'' (1964) *'' The Third Secret'' (1964) *'' Eagle in a Cage'' (1965) (TV) *''

'' (1965) *'' Quick Before They Catch Us'' (1966) TV lead role as "Kate" *'' Our Mother's House'' (1967) *'' The Night of the Following Day'' (1968) *''

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'' (1969) (TV) *'' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) *'' Sinful Davey'' (1969) *'' Strange Report'' (1969) (TV) episode "Report 5055: Cult Murder Shrieks Out" *'' Medical Center'' (1970–74) (TV) several guest appearances *'' The Name of the Game'' (1970) (TV) episode "Jenny Wilde is Drowning" *'' And Soon the Darkness'' (1970) *'' Green Acres'' (1971) (TV) episode "Hawaiian Honeymoon" pilot/spin-off attempt *''

'' (1972, 1974) (TV) episodes "The Predators" and "Where's Jennifer?" *''

'' (1972) *''

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'' (1972) episode "First Love" *'' Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies'' (1973) *'' Circle of Fear'' (1973) (TV) episode "Half a Death" *''Intertect'' (1973) (TV) *'' The Legend of Hell House'' (1973) *'' The Letters'' (1973) (TV) *'' Satan's School for Girls'' (1973) (TV) *'' Love Story'' (1973) (TV) episode "Mirabelle's Summer" *''

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'' (1974) (TV) episode "Crossfire" *'' The Magician'' (1974) (TV) episode "The Illusion of the Fatal Arrow" as Linda, a Psychic *''

'' (1974) (TV) episode "Operation Firefly" *''

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'' (1974) (TV) episode "A Fine Day for Dying" *''

'' (1975, 1980) (TV) episodes "Murder Once Removed" and "Focus on Fear" *''Crossfire'' (1975) (TV) *''

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'' (1975) (TV) episode "Somewhere Before" *'' Thriller'' (1975) (TV) episodes "Screamer" and "Won't Write Home Mom, I'm Dead" *'' The Food of the Gods'' (1976) *'' Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) (TV) *'' Hawaii Five-O'' (1977) (TV) episode "To Die in Paradise" as Bobbie Jo Bell *''

'' (1977) (TV) episode "Dear Beverly/The Strike/Special Delivery" as Gail Smith *'' Fantasy Island'' (1978) (TV) episodes "Reunion/Anniversary" and "Let the Good Times Roll/Nightmare/the Tiger" * ''Fantasy Island'' (1979) (TV) episode "Tattoo: the Love God/Magnolia Blossoms" (1979) * ''Fantasy Island'' (1981) (TV) episode "The Chateau/White Lightning" * '' Vega$'' (TV) episode "The Killing"

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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From Innocence to Experience, ABC Film Review, Interview, August 1970
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