Zoie Tam

Zoie Tam Hoi-ki (Chinese: 譚凱琪; 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 now defunct Hong Kong television station Asia Television (ATV) dramas. She is able to converse in Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Japanese.

Zoie Tam
Tam in 2019
Born (1981-10-10) 10 October 1981
British Hong Kong
OccupationSinger, Presenter, Actress
Years active2000–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese譚凱琪
Simplified Chinese谭凯琪
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
GenresCantopop, J-pop
InstrumentsVocal
LabelsRojam 2000
WebsiteOfficial TVB profile

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 (Hong Kong)|Now TV.[1]

She 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.

Career

Music

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.[2] 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.[3]

Acting

Tam made her acting debut in 2002 in 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 she 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 teaches viewers about fashion, make-up, hair, skincare and health. Tam first acting role with TVB was minor supporting role in the 2014 micro series Shades of Life which depicts Hong Kong society. She first started gaining public recognition in 2016 for her role as "Crystal Lee" in the drama Over Run Over. She made entertainment headlines when her sexily dressed character appeared to arouse her co-star.[4] Her performances in Legal Mavericks, Dead Wrong and My Unfair Lady won her the 2017 TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite TVB Most Improved Actress. She won acclaims for her portrayal of Japanese spy "Tin Kiu" in 2018 drama series The Learning Curve of a Warlord starring along with Dicky Cheung.

Filmography

Television dramas

Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
2014 Shades of Life 我們的天空 Ko Ho-yan 高可人 Second Female Lead
2015 Young Charioteers 衝線 Chu Chu 朱珠 Supporting Role
Ghost of Relativity 鬼同你OT Annie Supporting 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
Presumed Accidents 纯熟意外 Whitney Ting Siu-wai 丁小惠 Guest Star (Episode 17-19)
A Fist Within Four Walls 城寨英雄 Lau Tai 劉娣 Supporting Role
Dead Wrong 致命復活 Emma Kwok Cheuk-sze 郭卓詩 Major Supporting Role
2017 May Fortune Smile On You 財神駕到 Mui Hoi-sum 梅開心 Guest Star
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 My Favourite TVB Most Improved Actress
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
Legal Mavericks 踩過界 Ngai Yu-chun 魏雨珍 Guest Star (Episode 2-3)
My Ages Apart 誇世代 Sheung Ho-ka 尚可嘉 Supporting Role
2018 The Forgotten Valley 平安谷之詭谷傳說 Ng Wai-ming 伍惟明 Major Supporting Role
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Learning Curve of a Warlord 大帥哥 Yip Tin-kiu / Maikawa Nai 葉天嬌 / 舞川奈伊 Major Supporting Role
2019 Justice Bao: The First Year 包青天再起風雲 Sum Ching 沈青 Supporting Role
Barrack O’Karma 金宵大廈 Carmen Fong Ka-man 方家敏 Supporting Role
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
2020 The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter 降魔的2.0 Thalassa 阿花 / Wan-ying 允瑩 Major Supporting Role
Flying Tiger 2 飛虎之雷霆極戰 Or Man-ying 柯敏瑩 Supporting Role
Ratman to the Rescue 過街英雄 Nadia Ming Cheuk-kei 明卓淇 Major Supporting Role
TBA Amelia’s Rhapsody 愛美麗狂想曲 Ho Yu-yan 何雨欣 Major Supporting Role
Say Lie 失憶24小時 Sze Man-nga 施文雅 Major Supporting Role

Asia Television (ATV)
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
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
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
2004 Green Water Hero 绿水英雄 Japanese drama
2005 Yarudora 心跳季節 Zoie Japanese drama
2005 East of Eden 伊甸之東 Yiu Man 姚敏 Korean drama

Films
YearEnglish titleChinese titleCharacter
2002Troublesome Night 13陰陽路十三之花鬼Ah may 阿美
Chinese Orthopedist and the Spice Girls跌打婆與辣妹Ah Yan 阿欣
2003Killer 2少年刀手Ice
2005Yarudora
2008See You in You Tube愛‧鬥大Zoie
2011All's Well, Ends Well 2011最強囍事Work colleague 同事
2018No Love Left in Tainan

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Presenter

TVB
YearEnglish titleChinese TitleNotes
2016The Environment惜‧環境with Angel Chiang

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

ATV
YearEnglish titleChinese TitleNotes
2006Food Angel美食俏嬌娃

Discography

Studio Album
#English TitleOriginal TitleRelease DateLabel
1stFull of Love全力愛3 August 2000Rojam Entertainment Limited
2ndGalapagos JULIET MaxiガラパゴスのJULIET Maxi15 October 2000Factory Ormoc[7]

References
  1. 那些年——譚凱琪尋開心 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  2. 全力爱 album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  3. 譚凱琪　踏實的快樂 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  4. 《EU超時任務》 譚凱琪索爆彈起 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  5. Zoie Tam at douban.com
  6. Zoie Tam at chinesemov.com
  7. ガラパゴスのJULIET album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
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