Michelle Ryan

Michelle Ryan (b. 1984) plays Jaime Sommers in Bionic Woman.
Ryan is an English actress, best known in the UK for playing Zoe Slater on the BBC1 soap opera EastEnders from 2000-2005. 
==Early life==
Michelle was born in Enfield, Greater London on 22nd April, 1984 to Tina Ryan and Craig Ryan. She has a younger brother named Mark Ryan. Her father, Craig Ryan, was a firefighter. Her mother worked as a makeup artist. Michelle's parents provided her a happy home and support. At the age of 10, she saw a performance of Grease in the West End, and expressed her desire to become an actress. A member of a local theatre group since she was 10, Ryan was picked for her role in EastEnders, the popular British soap opera following the lives and loves of working class residents living in England’s Albert Square, when she was 15, and first appeared on the show in September 2000. She has also appeared in two ITV adaptations of Agatha Christie stories, Marple and Poirot. Prior to this, she was picked up to perform on the children’s show, The Worst Witch (1998-2001) when she was just 14. Michelle Ryan's biography 
==Milestones==
*2007: Co-starred with Carmen Electra in, I Want Candy, a British movie
*2007: Played the role of Maria opposite Billie Piper in a new adaptation of Mansfield Park (ITV) 
*2007: Performed a recurring role of psychiatric nurse named Katherine Reimer in the BBC series, Jekyll 
*2007: Cast as the lead in Bionic Woman, a remake of cult show, the Bionic Woman (NBC)
*2006: Had a small role in the British made-for-television movie “Marple” (ITV)
*2006: Appeared in Cashback, a British romantic comedy 
*2005: Joined the King’s Head Theater in London, and performed in the stage production of Who’s the Daddy 
*2000 - 2005: Played Zoe Slater, a troubled teen, on the British Soap Opera EastEnders (BBC1)
*2000: Got her first acting role on the children’s show, The Worst Witch
*Joined and started performing at the local theatre group at age 10
==Quotes==
Qotes from an interview with Remy Minnick:Rebuilding the Bionic Woman
;About remaking of the Bionic Woman
;About her role as Jamie Sommers
==Pictures==
Image:Michelle Ryan03.jpg|As Jaime Sommers; promotional photo, August 2007
Image:Michelle Ryan04.jpg|As Jaime Sommers; promotional photo, August 2007
Image:Michelle Ryan05.jpg|As Jaime Sommers; promotional photo, August 2007
==References==
==External links==
*IMDB
Ryan, Michelle