Began acting as a child.
Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Ann Romano in One day at a Time (1975).
Her series "One Day at a Time" (1975) was canceled at the end of the ninth season, because of low ratings and Franklin decided to leave the show.
She attended Beverly Hills High School, whose famous alumni include Michael Lembeck, Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Corben Bernsen, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, and Richard Dreyfuss.
She graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1961, and was admitted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.
She once said that because of her red hair and freckles, fans have a hard time believing that she is Jewish.
She won a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for the Broadway musical, "Applause".
She won a Theatre World Award in 1970 for the Broadway musical, "Applause".
Was the understudy for Sandy Duncan in the 1968 off Broadway show "Your Own Thing". She was often mistaken for Duncan at the time.