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Michelle Ryan

Michelle Claire Ryan (born 22 April 1984) is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Zoe Slater in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2000–2005, 2025–present). In 2007, she starred in the short-lived American television series Bionic Woman. She appeared as the evil sorceress Nimueh in the 2008 BBC fantasy series Merlin and as Lady Christina de Souza in the 2009 Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Dead", a role she later reprised in various audio dramas between 2017 and 2023, including her own spin-off in 2017 and 2021.

Infobox

Born
Michelle Claire Ryan (1984-04-22) 22 April 1984 (age 41)Enfield, North London, England
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1999–present
Known for
Role of Zoe Slater in EastEnders (2000–2005, 2025–present)

Tables

· Filmography › Television
2000
The Worst Witch
Role(s)
Dolores
Notes
Episode: "Fair Is Foul & Fouls Are Fair"
Burnside
Role(s)
School friend
Notes
2 episodes
2000–2005, 2025–present
Role(s)
EastEnders
Notes
Zoe Slater
2003
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention
Role(s)
EastEnders Spin-Off
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do
Role(s)
Special
2006
Agatha Christie's Marple
Role(s)
Rose Waters
Notes
Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs"
2007
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One
Role(s)
Kate
Notes
Segment: "Mr. Bean's Wedding"
Mansfield Park
Role(s)
Maria Bertram
Notes
Television film
Jekyll
Role(s)
Katherine Reimer
Notes
6 episodes
Bionic Woman
Role(s)
Jaime Sommers
Notes
8 episodes
2008
Merlin
Role(s)
Nimueh
Notes
4 episodes
2009
Doctor Who
Role(s)
Lady Christina de Souza
Notes
Episode: "Planet of the Dead"
Mr Eleven
Role(s)
Saz Paley
Notes
2-part miniseries
2013
Covert Affairs
Role(s)
Helen Hanson / Teresa Hamilton
Notes
5 episodes in season 4
2014
Death in Paradise
Role(s)
Lexi Cunningham
Notes
Episode 3.2
2018
True Horror
Role(s)
Vanessa Mitchell
Notes
Episode: "The Witches' Prison"
2019–2020
Role(s)
Dark Stories
Notes
Carrie
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2000
The Worst Witch
Dolores
Episode: "Fair Is Foul & Fouls Are Fair"
Burnside
School friend
2 episodes
2000–2005, 2025–present
EastEnders
Zoe Slater
Series regular
2003
EastEnders: Slaters in Detention
EastEnders Spin-Off
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do
Special
2006
Agatha Christie's Marple
Rose Waters
Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs"
2007
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One
Kate
Segment: "Mr. Bean's Wedding"
Mansfield Park
Maria Bertram
Television film
Jekyll
Katherine Reimer
6 episodes
Bionic Woman
Jaime Sommers
8 episodes
2008
Merlin
Nimueh
4 episodes
2009
Doctor Who
Lady Christina de Souza
Episode: "Planet of the Dead"
Mr Eleven
Saz Paley
2-part miniseries
2013
Covert Affairs
Helen Hanson / Teresa Hamilton
5 episodes in season 4
2014
Death in Paradise
Lexi Cunningham
Episode 3.2
2018
True Horror
Vanessa Mitchell
Episode: "The Witches' Prison"
2019–2020
Dark Stories
Carrie
2 episodes
· Filmography › Film
2006
Cashback
Role(s)
Suzy
2007
I Want Candy
Role(s)
Lila
2008
Flick
Role(s)
Sandra Martin
2010
4.3.2.1.
Role(s)
Kelly
Huge
Role(s)
Cindy
2011
Cleanskin
Role(s)
Emma
Love's Kitchen
Role(s)
Shauna
Girl Walks into a Bar
Role(s)
Loretta
2012
Cockneys vs Zombies
Role(s)
Katy MacGuire
The Man Inside
Role(s)
Alexia Sinclair
2015
Andron
Role(s)
Elanor
2017
The Last Photograph
Role(s)
Maryam
2019
Somnium
Role(s)
Joan Kepler
Notes
Short film
2023
Frankenstein: Legacy
Role(s)
Lady Charlotte
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006
Cashback
Suzy
2007
I Want Candy
Lila
2008
Flick
Sandra Martin
2010
4.3.2.1.
Kelly
Huge
Cindy
2011
Cleanskin
Emma
Love's Kitchen
Shauna
Girl Walks into a Bar
Loretta
2012
Cockneys vs Zombies
Katy MacGuire
The Man Inside
Alexia Sinclair
2015
Andron
Elanor
2017
The Last Photograph
Maryam
2019
Somnium
Joan Kepler
Short film
2023
Frankenstein: Legacy
Lady Charlotte
· Filmography › Audio
2017
Alien: River of Pain
Role(s)
Lieutenant Julisa Paris
2017, 2021
Role(s)
Lady Christina
Notes
Lady Christina De Souza
2018
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Chronicles
Role(s)
Episode: "Last Chance"
2022
The Eighth of March
Role(s)
Episode: "Prism"
2023
Once and Future
Role(s)
Episode: "Two's Company"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2017
Alien: River of Pain
Lieutenant Julisa Paris
2017, 2021
Lady Christina
Lady Christina De Souza
Volume One (2017); Volume Two (2021)
2018
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Chronicles
Episode: "Last Chance"
2022
The Eighth of March
Episode: "Prism"
2023
Once and Future
Episode: "Two's Company"
· Awards and nominations
2005
2005
Year
2005
Award
The British Soap Awards
Category
Best Actress
Result
Nominated
Year
Award
Category
Result
Ref.
2005
The British Soap Awards
Best Actress
Nominated

References

  1. Michelle Ryan
    https://michelleryan.tv/about.html
  2. Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004. Volume 12, p. 728
  3. EastEnders Revealed; Bionic Woman ("The Education of Jaime Sommers")
  4. BBC
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/2Pn7FzPRJQddkSsYyTHrhKz/zoe-slater
  5. "Bionic role for ex-EastEnder Ryan"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6357649.stm
  6. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/13/broadcasting
  7. "Ryan and Eick on NBC's 'Bionic Woman'"
    http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=37066
  8. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5119761/Interview-Michelle-Ryan-on-joining-Doctor-Who.html
  9. "Sky Showbiz"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070513072702/http://showbiz.sky.com/showbiz/article/0%2C%2C50001-1264976%2C00.html
  10. "Merlin's Secrets Revealed"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/07_july/23/merlin.shtml
  11. BBC
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7326440.stm
  12. Hello!
    http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/michelle-ryan/
  13. "Kevin McKidd leads all-star cast to experience One Night In Emergency for BBC Scotland"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/05_may/13/emergency.shtml
  14. Daily Express
    https://www.express.co.uk/dayandnight/177374/Michelle-Ryan-sparkles-on-the-red-carpet-for-4-3-2-1-premiere
  15. The Guardian (London)
    https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2010/sep/12/michelle-ryan-bionic-woman-interview
  16. "Schools – Teachers – Off By Heart Shakespeare: A Midsummer Nights Dream "Lo, she is one of this confederacy!""
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130615162315/http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/offbyheart/speeches/midsummer_night_this_confederacy.shtml
  17. "Michelle Ryan to Star in Cockneys vs. Zombies"
    http://whatculture.com/film/michelle-ryan-to-star-in-cockneys-vs-zombies.php
  18. "In Review: Big Finish: Lady Christina"
    https://www.scifipulse.net/in-review-big-finish-lady-christina/
  19. Digital Spy
    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a63617772/michelle-ryan-responds-zoe-slater-eastenders-return/
  20. BBC
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/eastenders-zoe-slater-returns
  21. Young Lives vs Cancer
    https://www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk/about-us/our-ambassadors-celebrity-supporters/
  22. Better Planet Education
    https://betterplaneteducation.org.uk/news/the-total-green-school-awards
  23. "Exclusive: Covert Affairs Books Bionic Woman's Michelle Ryan"
    https://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Covert-Affairs-Michelle-Ryan-1065567.aspx
  24. Indie Wire
    https://www.indiewire.com/2017/03/alien-river-of-pain-audible-clip-1201797861/
  25. www.bigfinish.com
    https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/lady-christina-series-01-1829
  26. www.bigfinish.com
    https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/lady-christina-series-02-2218
  27. www.bigfinish.com
    https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-doctor-chronicles-the-tenth-doctor-1629
  28. www.bigfinish.com
    https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-eighth-of-march-2-protectors-of-time-2591
  29. www.bigfinish.com
    https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-once-and-future-two-s-company-2777
  30. "British Television Soap Awards"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080202094430/http://www.thecustard.tv/linksandlists/soapawards.html
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