Michelle Ryan
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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.
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[edit] 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.[1]
[edit] 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
[edit] Quotes
Qotes from an interview with Remy Minnick:[2]
- About remaking of the Bionic Woman
| I've only seen a couple of clips of the original. I just think this is very much a new project, this is a re-imagination. So I know the concept is the same, it's the strong, young woman and her journey of self-discovery, but it's very, very different. Obviously, David Eick [producer of Battlestar Galactica and Bionic Woman] took Battlestar and made it quite dark [and] I think it's the same with this. I felt like I just wanted to bring a fresh approach to it. That's what [the producers] like and that's why they cast me, so I felt that [I should now watch the original] to carry on with that theme.
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- About her role as Jamie Sommers
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| [It's] the first time that she's being sent on these missions, the first time the she's seeing explosions, and the first time she's sort of dealing with using her bionic abilities. I think she's in denial at first. The first episode is a lot of her feeling that she wants to go back to her old life and then there are certain repercussions, things that she's done, that then cause huge amounts of destruction. So then she realizes that she actually can't keep running away from it ... [She is] also dealing with looking after [her sister,] Becca and trying to find [her boyfriend,] Will. It's quite complicated for Jamie, weighing up what she needs to give her time to.
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[edit] Pictures
 As Jaime Sommers; promotional photo, August 2007 |
 As Jaime Sommers; promotional photo, August 2007 |
 As Jaime Sommers; promotional photo, August 2007 |
