article_snippet.sent: Actress Michelle Collins left EastEnders in 1998 after a decade of playing Cindy Beale...only to make the leap to rival soap Coronation Street after a period of stage and screen work in 2011 .
article_snippet.sent: Actress Michelle Collins .
article_snippet.sent: For ten years, Actress Michelle Collins caused chaos in Albert Square as evil Cindy Beale.
article_snippet.sent: When Actress Michelle Collins was written out in 1998, a series of high profile drama roles followed including Two Thousand Acres of Sky, The Sleeper and Daylight Robbery.
article_snippet.sent: The lure of soapland proved too strong though and by 2011, Actress Michelle Collins had ditched less reliable stage and screen work in favour of a regular spot on rival soap Coronation Streetrival soap Coronation Street.
article_snippet.sent: Playing the landlady of the Rovers Return, Actress Michelle Collins stayed until 2014 when Actress Michelle Collins left amid rumours that Actress Michelle Collins was unhappy with the lack of screen time that Actress Michelle Collins character was being afforded.
article_snippet.sent: On films ensured Barbara Windsor was a household name but Actress Michelle Collins career was reborn when Actress Michelle Collins was cast alongside Steve McFadden and Ross Kemp in Eastenders in 1994 .
article_snippet.sent: In possibly the most perfect piece of casting ever performed in soapland, Eastenders snapped up national treasure Barbara Windsor just as Actress Michelle Collins star was fading.
article_snippet.sent: The actress, made famous for Actress Michelle Collins saucy antics in The Carry
article_snippet.sent: On films, had seen bigger theatrical roles all up but dry up by the time Eastenders tapped on Actress Michelle Collins agent's door.