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Michelle Claire Ryan (born April 22, 1984) is an
English actress, best known for playing the role of Zoe Slater on
the popular BBC1 Soap Opera EastEnders. She will be starring
in the upcoming NBC television show Bionic Woman.
She was born in Enfield, Greater London. A member of a local theatre
group since she was 10, Ryan was picked for her role in
EastEnders when she was 15 and first appeared on the show in
September 2000. In 2005 she announced she was leaving EastEnders
to concentrate on work in theatre and films.
In summer 2005, Ryan appeared in a run of Who's the Daddy? at
the King's Head Theatre. The play by Toby Young and Lloyd Evans is
based on the David Blunkett paternity case.
Since leaving EastEnders Ryan has appeared in an episode of
Marple which screened in February 2006, the independent film
Cashback, and Jekyll for the BBC, a modern day version
of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, starring James Nesbitt.
According to the British newspaper The Sun, Ryan auditioned to
replace Billie Piper as the Doctor's companion in Doctor Who;
however Freema Agyeman was ultimately chosen for the role. In spring
2007, Ryan was seen in a new adaptation of Mansfield Park
opposite Billie Piper for the ITV network and as Lila in the film
I Want Candy co-starring Carmen Electra and Mackenzie Crook. She
also appeared in an episode in Series 3 of Doctor Who.
In February 2007, it was announced that Ryan had been cast as the
lead in the new drama pilot Bionic Woman. Producers say the
series will be a "re-imagination" of the 1970s series of the same
name. It was confirmed on May 14, 2007, that the show had been
picked up for the 2007-08 season.
On Red Nose Day 2007, Ryan appeared in a brand new Mr. Bean
sketch written and recorded for Comic Relief. She will shortly be
seen in Flick a new Welsh independent film co-starring Faye
Dunaway and Leslie Phillips.
In May 2007, Ryan mentioned in an interview that she had auditioned
for the role of Vesper Lynd in James Bond's Casino Royale
eventually given to Eva Green the previous year.
Information courtesy of
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