Michelle Ryan
Michelle Ryan
Michelle Claire Ryan is an English actress. She played Zoe Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. 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"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth22 April 1984
defending definitely obviously
Obviously I'm not a violent person; I don't like violence, but I would definitely go into defending myself if the situation arose.
joined meet rarely school work
I was shy and really into my school work and my drama. Then I joined 'EastEnders' at 16, and it was work, work, work. You become very isolated. I rarely went out and so didn't get to meet anyone.
calls hour phone six
We were getting five, six phone calls an hour going, 'Oh my God, you're closing?'
changed episode
'Bionic Woman' changed direction too much from episode to episode, which I think is why it lost momentum.
active appearance bad good merit qualified retaining
If they feel they're not there on merit that can also have very bad implications. It's really about getting the balance, about being active but also retaining the appearance that everyone is qualified and doing a good job.
guitar hendrix instrument loved playing
I've always loved the guitar. You see Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar with his teeth, and OK, you know you're never going to be able to do that, but I always wanted to play an instrument of some sort.
bit gave scare
They gave us a bit of a scare there,
careful difficult public views women
It's very difficult to have quotas for women because you have to be careful how they're evaluated and how the public views that as well,
fish
They're all portal communities out in the Nordic area, so fish is a big part of their diet.
community figured help needing originally planned space step
I figured that the community would step up and really try to help out and they have. We had originally planned for needing to find space for a lot more than this.
holiday voice huskies
I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her.
niece play dvds
I like to hang out with my friends, go to the theatre, watch DVDs, read, play with my niece.
dream growing-up reality
The whole dream of having your own place is great, but the reality is having to cook and clean yourself and do the washing and make sure there's milk in the fridge. But you have to grow up some time.
bunnies social thrive
I've never been a social bunny. I thrive on work.