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Michelle Ryan
Actor

Michelle Ryan

22 Apr 1984Born
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Enfield, Middlesex, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Michelle Claire Ryan (born 22 April 1984) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Zoe Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played from 2000 to 200t, and again from 2025. In 2007, she starred in the short lived revival of the American television series Bionic Woman. She has appeared as the wicked sorceress Nimueh in the 2008 BBC TV series Merlin, and as Lady Christina de Souza in the 2009 episode of Doctor Who, a role she later reprised in various audio dramas between 2017 and 2023, including her own spin-off in 2017.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026Finding My VoiceFilm: Lisa Kendall
  2. 2025Frankenstein: LegacyFilm: Lady Charlotte
  3. 2019Dark Stories to Survive the NightFilm: Carrie
  4. 2019Dark StoriesSeries: Carrie (1 episode)
  5. 2019SomniumFilm: Joan Kepler
  6. 2018The Best of EastEndersFilm: Zoe Slater (archive footage)
  7. 2018True HorrorSeries: Vanessa Mitchell (1 episode)
  8. 2017Black Sand: A Sandman StoryFilm: Death
  9. 2017The Last PhotographFilm: Maryam
  10. 2015AndronFilm: Elanor
  11. 2012Metal Hurlant ChroniclesSeries: Jennifer (1 episode)
  12. 2012Cockneys vs ZombiesFilm: Katy
  13. 2012The Man InsideFilm: Alexia Sinclair
  14. 2012CleanskinFilm: Emma
  15. 2011Death in ParadiseSeries: Lexi (1 episode)
  16. 2011Love's KitchenFilm: Shauna
  17. 2011The BorgiasSeries (1 episode)
  18. 2011Girl Walks Into a BarFilm: Loretta
  19. 2010Covert AffairsSeries: Helen Hanson, Teresa Hamilton (1 episode)
  20. 2010HugeFilm: Cindy
  21. 20104.3.2.1Film: Kelly
  22. 2010One Night in EmergencyFilm: Penny
  23. 2009Mister ElevenSeries: Saz Paley (2 episodes)
  24. 2009Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadFilm: Christina
  25. 2008FlickFilm: Sandra Martin
  26. 2008MerlinSeries: Nimueh (4 episodes)
  27. 2007Bionic WomanSeries: Jaime Sommers (8 episodes)
  28. 2007JekyllSeries: Katherine Reimer (6 episodes)
  29. 2007I Want CandyFilm: Lila Owens
  30. 2007Mansfield ParkFilm: Maria Bertram
  31. 2007Mr. Bean's WeddingFilm: Kate
  32. 2007CashbackFilm: Suzy
  33. 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries: Rose Waters (1 episode)
  34. 2004CashbackFilm: Suzy (uncredited)
  35. 2003Eastenders: The Slaters In DetentionFilm: Zoe Slater
  36. 2000BurnsideSeries: School Friend (2 episodes)
  37. 1998The Worst WitchSeries: Dolores (1 episode)
  38. 1985EastEndersSeries: Zoe Slater (1178 episodes)

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