Between 2000 and 2005, Michelle Ryan was best known for playing EastEnders ’ Zoe Slater. Throughout her time on the iconic BBC One soap, Michelle became embroiled in some dramatic storylines, including one which saw her character discover her real mother.
Since her time on EastEnders, Michelle has starred in various films and TV shows and in 2007 starred in the ITV adaptation of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park alongside Billie Piper. Speaking to The Guardian in 2010 about heading to the US to work on Bionic Woman, she said: “I saw it as an adventure. I've always been pretty fearless. But I remember, when I first got the part, that all I had in my head was the seven-year thing.”
Meanwhile, the actress has performed on the stage too and in 2012 joined Will Young in the production of Cabaret where she played the role of Sally Bowles.