Michelle Collins

Michelle Danielle Collins (born 28th May 1961) is an British actress. She is most famous for her roles as Cindy Beale in EastEnders and most recently Stella Price in ''Coronation Street. ''

Born in Hackney, East London, Michelle had her fair share of guest roles in various television series including ITV's The Bill, before her big break came in 1988 when she was cast as the man-eating Cindy Williams (later Beale) in the BBC soap oprea ''EastEnders. ''Although intially signed up for just eleven episodes, Michelle proved a hit and was asked to stay on for much longer. Cindy was to become one of the most popular villians the series has ever hand, and Collins spent a decade (on and of) in the role before the character was killed of (of-screen) in prison in November 1998.

Following her exit from EastEnders, Collins enjoyed a sucessful acting career with roles in dramas such as Real Women (BBC), Sunburn (BBC), Two Thousand Acres Of Sky (BBC) and Rock Rivals (ITV).

On 15th April 2011, it was announced that Michelle would be joining the cast of Coronation Street as the Rovers Return new landlady Stella Price. Her first scenes were subsquently aired on the 16th June.

Aside from acting, Collins has also taken an interest in singing first being involved in pop group The Wisastions in the early 1980's and then scoring a #28 hit in 1999 with the theme-tune to ''Sunburn. ''