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Early life and career

Michelle Ryan was born in Enfield, Greater London. A member of a local theatre group since she was 10, she was picked for her role in EastEnders when she was 15 and first appeared on the show in September 2000; for the part, she affected an East End cockney accent, rather than speaking her usual Received Pronunciation. In 2005, she announced she was leaving EastEnders to concentrate on work in theatre and films.^{[citation needed]} She has mused that her involvement with the show served as a dress rehearsal for working on Bionic Woman.^[2] Enfield is the name of several places. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Bionic Woman is an American science fiction television drama created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Group, GEP Productions and David Eick Productions. ...

Primetime career and other works

During summer 2005, Ryan appeared in a run of Who's the Daddy? at the King's Head Theatre. The play by Toby Young and Lloyd Evans is based on the David Blunkett paternity case. The Kings Head Theatre was the first dinner theatre in the UK, it was founded in 1970 by the pub. ... Toby Young (born Toby Daniel Moorsom Young in 1963) is a homuncular high-flying British journalist, author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, the tale of his disastrous five-year attempt to make it in the U.S. as a contributing editor at Conde Nast Publications Vanity Fair... UK Home Secretary David Blunkett was reported in November 2004 to have started a paternity suit against a former lover. ...

Ryan auditioned to replace Billie Piper as the Doctor's companion in Doctor Who; however, Freema Agyeman was ultimately chosen for the role.^[3] She had a small role in an episode of Marple which screened in February 2006, and also appeared in a small independent film the same year, Cashback. Billie Paul Piper (born Leanne Paul Piper[1] on 22 September 1982) is an British actress. ... This article is about the television series. ... Freema Agyeman (born 1979 in Finsbury Park, London[1] ) is an English actress whose first notable appearance was in the ITV soap opera Crossroads. ... Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. ... Sean Biggerstaff as Ben in Cashback Cashback is the name of two films directed by Sean Ellis: a 2004 short film and a 2006 feature film. ...

In spring 2007, Ryan was seen as Maria in a new adaptation of Mansfield Park opposite Billie Piper for the ITV network and also as Lila in the film I Want Candy, co-starring Carmen Electra and Mackenzie Crook. In February 2007, an announcement was made saying she had been cast as the lead in the new drama pilot Bionic Woman.^[4] The series began airing on the American network NBC in September 2007. Ryan affects an American accent for the role of Jaime Sommers, except in the episode "The Education of Jaime Sommers" in which her character goes under cover as an English exchange student at a university; for this episode, she uses her natural accent throughout. She has had professional dance training and attributes to it helping her with the physically demanding stunts required for the show.^[2] Mansfield Park, a remake of the classic Jane Austen novel of the same name, premiered on 18th March, 2007 on the UK channel ITV1 at 9pm, as part of their Jane Austen Season. ... For other uses, see Mansfield Park. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... I Want Candy is a 2007 British comedy from Ealing Studios. ... Tara Patrick redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bionic Woman is an American science fiction television drama created by David Eick, under NBC Universal Television Group, GEP Productions and David Eick Productions. ... This article is about the television network. ... For the original version of the character as depicted in the 1970s, see Jaime Sommers (The Bionic Woman). ...

On Red Nose Day 2007, Ryan appeared in a brand new Mr. Bean sketch written and recorded for Comic Relief. She will shortly be seen in Flick, a new Welsh independent film co-starring Faye Dunaway and Leslie Phillips. Red Nose Day 2007, was a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief, broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of March 16, 2007 to early the following morning. ... For the animated television series of the same name, see Mr. ... Red Nose Day 2007, was a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief, broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of March 16, 2007 to early the following morning. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... Flick is an upcoming British horror film set for release in 2007. ... The United Kingdom has a well-established history of independent cinema exhibition dating back to the 1930s and the Film Society Movement, which still exists as British Federation of Film Societies. ... Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941, in Bascom, Florida) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Leslie Samuel Phillips OBE (b. ...

In May 2007, Ryan revealed she auditioned for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale, eventually given to Eva Green the previous year.^[5] Vesper Lynd is a fictional character of Ian Flemings James Bond novel Casino Royale. ... Casino Royale (2006) is the 21st film in the James Bond series and the first to star Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. ... Eva Gaëlle Green[1] () (born July 5, 1980) is an actress, raised in Paris and living in London. ...

Prior to Bionic Woman, she appeared in Jekyll for the BBC, a modern day version of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde starring James Nesbitt. It began its six-episode run on June 16, 2007 and was released on DVD in the United States on September 18, 2007, one week prior to her debut in Bionic Woman. Jekyll is a British television drama series produced by Hartswood Films and Stagescreen Productions for BBC One. ... James Nesbitt (born January 15, 1965) is a Northern Irish actor who is best known for his roles in ITVs Cold Feet and the BBCs Murphys Law as well as many television advertisements. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Recognition

Ryan has been among FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in 2002, 2004, 2005 (fourth, her highest ranking), and 2007. FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly lads mag. ...

References

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External links

• Michelle Ryan at the Internet Movie Database