Michelle Ryan
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She was born in Enfield, London on April 22 1984. 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 that she was leaving EastEnders as she wanted to concentrate on work in theatre and films.

Appeared on the front cover of FHM magazine shortly after her departure from Eastenders.

In the summer of 2005 Ryan appeared in the play Who's the Daddy? by Toby Young and Lloyd Evans to much aclaim at the King's Head Theatre London.

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.

Credits:
Flick [2007] (filming)
Mansfield Park [2007] - TV ... Maria Bertram
I Want Candy [2007] .... Lila
Cashback [2006] .... Suzy
Marple [2006] TV By the Pricking of My Thumbs... Rose Waters
Jekyll [2006] - TV Series .... Katherine Reimer
EastEnders - TV series .... Zoe Slater [210 episodes, 2000-2005]
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention [2003] TV - ... Zoe Slater
Comic Relief 2003 [2003] - TV The Big hair Do [sketch] .... Zoe Slater
Burnside [2000//01] -TV Exposed Pt1. & Pt.2 .... School Friend
The Worst Witch [2000] - TV Fair Is Foul & Fouls Are Fair .... Dolores