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Michelle Ryan

ミシェル・ライアン　/　みしぇる・らいあん

Actor from United Kingdom

April 22, 1984 (age 42)　・　London Borough of Enfield, United Kingdom

actor
film actor
stage actor

My Take

Michelle Ryan will always be Zoe Slater to me, the role that made her a household face on EastEnders as a teenager. What genuinely warms me is her return to that same character in 2025, two decades on; an actor coming home to a part like that says the audience never let her go. She also headed an American series, Bionic Woman, in 2007, proving she could carry a lead across the Atlantic. Comfortable in film, on stage and on television, she anchors herself in a defining home role while still reaching outward. That balance of loyalty and ambition is exactly the quality I admire in a working actor.

Overview

Michelle Claire Ryan (born 22 April 1984) is an English actress, best known for playing Zoe Slater in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2000–2005, 2025–present). In 2007, she starred in the American television series Bionic Woman.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Michelle Ryan
Name (Japanese): ミシェル・ライアン
Reading: みしぇる・らいあん
Born: April 22, 1984 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rat
Origin: London Borough of Enfield, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.michelleryan.net/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3

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