Zoe Tay

Zoe Tay Hui Gek (born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress and former model. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie".

Tay has received four Star Awards for Best Actress. Tay holds the record for the most nominations for the Star Awards for Best Actress, with 15 nominations. She also shares the record for the most consecutive nominations in the category, having received seven consecutive nominations from 1995 to 2001 alongside Fann Wong and Rui En.

Early life Tay is the sixth of seven children born to Teochew parents. She was three when her biological mother died in an accident. Her father remarried and had a daughter with Wong Pong Chin. Her father worked at a pig farm in Lim Chu Kang while her stepmother was a housewife. Tay attended Kay Hua Primary School and later, Yuan Ching Secondary School, where she completed her O-level examinations. She studied fashion design at the Baharuddin Vocational Institute. In 1996, Zoe won the Best Actress award for her role in The Golden Pillow at the annual Star Awards. In 2004, she was the first actress to have been awarded the prestigious All-Time Favourite Artiste. Zoe was the first female artiste to launch a coffee table book titled "Zoe's Coffee Table", commissioned by Mediacorp.

Other than television series, Tay also forayed into films. In 2010, she starred opposite Hong Kong actor Kenny Ho in Love Cuts, playing the role of a terminally ill woman who has breast cancer. In 2013, she appeared in her first fully English-speaking role in Mister John with Irish star Aidan Gillen.

Tay has collaborated with many artistes in her various projects. Her on-screen chemistry with Li Nanxing in The Unbeatables and other serials has put them in the list of the Top 5 Best Onscreen Couples at the Star Awards 25th Drama Anniversary show. In 2015, she collaborated for the first time with Huang Biren, in The Dream Makers II.

Due to her contributions to the television industry in Singapore, a wax figurine was modelled after her by Madame Tussauds Singapore, and has been on display in the museum since 2014.

Tay won her second Best Actress at the Star Awards 2017 for You Can Be an Angel 2, 21 years after her first.

At the Star Awards 2021, Tay won her fourth Best Actress award for the drama, My Guardian Angels, becoming the first actress to win two consecutive Best Actress awards.

Personal life Tay is married to Philip Chionh, a former Republic of Singapore Air Force pilot. They were engaged in 1995 at the peak of her career, and held their wedding ceremony in 2001 at a church wedding and western-styled dinner at Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Known for her charitable persona, Tay is a regular performer at various charity shows. Tay is also an avid dog lover and has adopted and fostered several rescue dogs, Tong Tong, Snowball and Pepper.

Filmography Television series Year Title Role 1988 My Fair Ladies (窈窕淑女)Fu Guihua Strange Encounters II (奇缘之怨偶天成)Zhu Xiujuan / Jia 1989 Patrol (铁警雄风) Lin Biqing A Mother's Love (亲心唤我心) Fang Yining 1990 Finishing Line (出人头地) Ye Bei Navy (壮志豪情) Jiang Shuna 1991 The Last Swordsman (最后一个大侠)Hong Xiu Pretty Faces (三面夏娃) Bobo 1992 Ladies in Action (霹雳红唇) Ni JieCrime and Passion (执法先锋) Wen Daijin Terms of Endearment (戏剧人生) Shu Qing 1993 Angel of Vengeance (暴雨狂花)Cai Yiling Ride The Waves (卿本佳人)Fang Xiaoting The Unbeatables I Luo Qifang (Long Jiajia)Happy Foes (欢喜冤家) Zhang Shuimei 1994 Thunder Plot (惊天大阴谋) Le Shan Truly Yours (聪明糊涂心) Qi Meihua Shadow in the Dark (一号凶宅) Li Shali / Li Qing 1995 The Teochew Family Cai Chongmei (Cai Meina) The Golden Pillow Zhou Xiaodan 1996 A Different Life (妈姐情缘) Ou GuikaiThe Unbeatables II Luo Qifang (Huang Yuefang) 1997 My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives 101 (老婆之老婆柠檬茶) Yang Jing Love in A Foreign City (富贵双城) Yu Shuting Rising Expectations (长河) Yu Jiahui 1998 Return of the Condor Heroes Lu Erniang The New Adventures of Wisely Bai Su 1999 Lost Soul (另类佳人) Pianpian The Millennium Bug (千年虫)Huang Sijie 2000 My Home Affairs (家事) Zhang Xiaotong 2001 The Stratagem (世纪攻略) Ye Kaishuang The Hotel Biyu 2002 Katong Miss Oh (加东Miss Oh) Miss Oh The Unbeatables IIILuo Qifang / Long Jiajia / Huang Yuefang 2003 Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd Season 5Ting Ting Baby BoomKim 2004 Man at FortyJian Jie My Mighty-in-Laws Yao Meimei 2006 Lady of Leisure (闲妻靓母) Yue Liang A Million TreasuresBai Xing Xing 2008 La Femme Fang Baoyu By My SideLin Xinya 2009 The Ultimatum Ye Yuchen 2011 Devotion Liu Zhaodi 2012 Double Bonus Li Meifeng 2013 The Dream Makers Zhou Weiyun Recipe (回味) Qiu Yun 2015 You Can Be an Angel Too Wang Ruojun The Dream Makers II Zhou Weiyun 2016 Eat Already? Doctor Tay You Can Be an Angel 2 Wang Ruojun Hero Deborah 2017 While We Are Young Fang Ting 2018 A Million Dollar Dream Hu Jiaofen VIC Zoe You Can Be an Angel 3 (你也可以是天使3) Wang Ruojun 2019 How Are You? Dr. Michelle Soong All Is Well (你那边怎样，我这边OK) Zhang Bizhu 2020 My Guardian Angels Mandy See 2021 The Heartland Hero Tai Le 2022 You Can Be an Angel 4 (你也可以是天使4) Wang Ruojun Dark Angel (黑天使) He Ziyuan 2023 My One and Only Ma Limin 2025 Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story Liu Xiu Niang

Film

Show hosting Tay has hosted the following programmes:

Year Title Notes 2001 With Heart And Soul – Cambodia Trip (真心真意携手同行－柬埔寨之旅) 2002 Journey Across Mongolia (真心真意蒙古之行) Health Matters (一切由慎开始) LNY All Stars Variety (歌舞欢腾迎新喜2002) Travel Hunt – India (奇趣搜搜搜－印度之旅) 2003 Journey Across Lesotho (真心真意—莱索托之旅) Wonders of the World (惠眼看世界) Health Matters II (一切由慎开始II) 2004 Zoe's Mommy Tips (阿姐有喜了) Wonders of the World II (惠眼看世界II) Chronicles of Life (我爱我家之真情实录) 2005 Zoe's Treasure Trove (阿姐有个宝) 2013 Ladies Nite (女人聚乐部) 2018 Away with My BFF (老友出走记) 2023The Zoe and Liang Show (惠眼说亮话)

Discography

Studio albums Year English title Mandarin title 1998 Zoe Tay 十分郑惠玉

Compilation albums Year English title Mandarin title 2012 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12 新传媒群星金龙接财神 2013 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 群星贺岁金蛇献祥和 2015 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 2016 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 2017 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 2018 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 2019 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 2020 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 2021 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 福满牛年Moo Moo乐

Awards and nominations