Zoie Tam

Zoie Tam Hoi-ki (; born 10 October 1981) is a Hong Kong actress, singer and television presenter currently under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) management. She debuted as a singer in Japan and previously acted in Japanese and Hong Kong television station Asia Television (ATV) dramas. She is able to converse in Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Japanese.

Biography Zoie Tam was born on 10 October 1981 in Hong Kong. She is the third child of a family of four daughters. Her older sister, Nicole Tam (譚凱欣), is a former model and artiste who is now married to Jason Chu (朱永棠), best remembered for his role in the original Young and Dangerous.

Tam attended Queen Maud Secondary School and is a graduate of Hong Kong's Wellington College located in Kowloon Bay. After graduation she went abroad to study in Japan, where she was discovered by a talent scout and popular idol Tetsuya Komuro from talent agency Rojam Entertainment.

In 2020, Tam announced her marriage with her out-of-industry friend, Enrico Chong (莊日宇). In October, she gave birth to the couple’s daughter Gabri via C-section.

Tam became good friends with Grace Chan, Katy Kung and Jessie Sum when filming the drama The Forgotten Valley.

Career

Music Zoie Tam signed with Rojam and was trained for four month before debuting with her first album in 2000 Full Of Love (全力愛). The album was released in Cantopop but arranged according to j-pop style. The album was also released in Taiwan by Rock Records. Komuro thought Tam looked Japanese and would be interesting if the public thought a Japanese singer who can sing Cantonese. That same year she released a J-pop singles album of the song Garapagosu-no-JULIET (ガラパゴスのJULIET) remixed in Japanese. Not having much success in Japan, Tam moved to Taiwan to try to enter the Taiwanese music industry. But after spending a year doing mostly modeling advertisement work she decided to return to Hong Kong to break into the industry.

Acting Tam made her acting debut in 2002 with a minor role in a low budget film Troublesome Night 13. She later branched out acting in Japanese, Korean and Hong Kong ATV dramas's. She also served briefly as a variety show presenter for ATV before joining cable channel Cable TV in 2007. While at Cable TV Tam co-hosted The Unbelievable and several travel series.

In 2013, Tam signed with Hong Kong's largest television station, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). She started participating in variety shows such as All Things Girl (姊妹淘), which focused on fashion, make-up, hair, skincare and health. Tam first acting role with TVB was a supporting role in the 2014 mini series Shades of Life, which depicted Hong Kong society. She gained recognition with her role as "Crystal Lee" in the 2016 drama Over Run Over, earning her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards. Tam received attention when her sexily dressed character appeared to arouse her co-star. Her performance in the 2017 drama My Unfair Lady won her the Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2017 TVB Star Awards Malaysia.

Tam garnered praise for her portrayal of the Japanese spy "Tin Kiu" in the 2018 drama The Learning Curve of a Warlord, starring along with veteran actor Dicky Cheung. In 2020, she had notable performance in the supernatural drama The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter as the sea demon "Thalassa", earning her first nomination for the Most Popular Female Character at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Filmography

Television dramas

Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) Year English title Chinese Title Role Notes 2014 Shades of Life 我們的天空 Ko Ho-yan 高可人Major Supporting Role 2015 Young Charioteers衝線 Chu Chu 朱珠Supporting Role Ghost of Relativity鬼同你OT AnnieSupporting Role The Executioner刀下留人 Nurse 姑娘Minor Role 2016 Over Run Over EU超時任務 Crystal Lee Chi-ting 李姿婷Major Supporting Role Nominated - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Top 15 Favourite TVB Female Characters Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Presumed Accidents純熟意外 Whitney Ting Siu-wai 丁小惠 Ep. 17-19 Nominated - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste A Fist Within Four Walls城寨英雄 Lau Tai 劉娣Supporting Role Nominated - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste Dead Wrong 致命復活 Emma Kwok Cheuk-sze 郭卓詩Major Supporting Role Nominated - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste2017 May Fortune Smile On You財神駕到 Mui Hoi-sum 梅開心 Ep. 30 Won - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste My Unfair Lady 不懂撒嬌的女人 Annie Chan Hoi-ching 陳凱澄Major Supporting Role Won - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Legal Mavericks踩過界 Ngai Yu-chun 魏雨珍 Ep. 2-3 Won - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste My Ages Apart 誇世代 Sheung Ho-ka 尚可嘉Supporting Role

Shaw Brothers

Asia Television (ATV) Year English title Chinese Title Role Notes 2006 Hong Kong Criminal Files香港奇案實錄 Hung Yan-wing 洪仁永 2012 Heart's Beat for Love親密損友 Chung Ka-yi 鍾家怡

Foreign dramas Year English title Chinese Title Role Notes 2004 Green Water Hero绿水英雄Japanese drama 2005 Yarudora心跳季節 ZoieJapanese drama East of Eden伊甸之東 Yiu Man 姚敏Korean drama

Films

Presenter

TVB Year English title Chinese Title Notes 2016 The Environment 惜‧環境 with Angel Chiang

i-CABLE Year English title Chinese Title Notes 2007-2009 Wonderful Life 活得很滋味 with Priscilla Wong & Tony Hung 2008 Lucky Fate 行運有「玄」因 2009 Master Chef Food Tour 高師傅美食俠客行 Actuarial Bride 精算俏佳人 2009-2011 Johnny B Good 2010 India, One In A Million 印度·千年一嘆 Europe: Red, White, Green, Black 歐洲四部曲：紅·白·綠·黑 Speedy Chef 極速大想頭 2011 Scotland Castle Travel Chronicles 蘇格蘭古堡旅遊事件簿 Go! To Live In Japan 去吧!日本住囉囉 Unbelievable. Supernatural Live 靈異直播 Four reels. Look Around New Zealand 紐西蘭周圍Look Four reels. Look Around Thailand 泰國周圍Look 2012 Loving The East Sea 戀戀東瀛 Delicious Relationship 美味關係 World Travel 遨遊天地 I Love Fiji Life I Love 斐人生活 2012-2013 Happy Earth - Guam 快樂地球-關島 2013 Continue To favor 繼續寵愛

ATV Year English title Chinese Title Notes 2006 Food Angel 美食俏嬌娃

Discography

Studio Album English title Original Title Release date Label 1st Full of Love 全力愛 3 August 2000 Rojam Entertainment Limited 2nd Galapagos JULIET Maxi ガラパゴスのJULIET Maxi 15 October 2000 Factory Ormoc