Zoie Tam

Zoie Tam
Tam in 2019
Born (1981-10-10) 10 October 1981 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Singer, Presenter, Actress
Years active2000–present
Notable workOver Run Over
My Unfair Lady
The Learning Curve of a Warlord
The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter
AwardsTVB Star Awards MalaysiaFavourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste
2017 May Fortune Smile On You, My Unfair Lady, Legal Mavericks, My Ages Apart

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese譚凱琪
Simplified Chinese谭凯琪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTán Kǎi Qí
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingTaam4 Hoi2 Kei4
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
GenresCantopop, J-pop
InstrumentVocal
LabelsRojam 2000
WebsiteOfficial TVB profile

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 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.[1]

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).[2] In October, she gave birth to the couple’s daughter Gabri via C-section.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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 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

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 Artiste

2017 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 Actress
Nominated - 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

Won - TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste

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
Ep. 13–14, 20
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
2020 The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter 降魔的2.0 Thalassa / Wan-ying
阿花 / 允瑩
Major Supporting Role
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
Ratman to the Rescue 過街英雄 Nadia Ming Cheuk-kei
明卓淇
Major Supporting Role
Legal Mavericks 2020 踩過界II Ngai Yu-chun
魏雨珍
Guest Appearance in Ep. 22
2021 The Forgotten Day 失憶24小時 Maya Sze Man-nga
施文雅
Major Supporting Role
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
Beauty And The Boss 愛美麗狂想曲 "Yan" Ho Yu-yan
何雨欣
Major Supporting Role
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
Nominated — People's Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Come Home Love: Lo And Behold 愛·回家之開心速遞 Man-yuk
曼玉
Guest appearance in Ep. 1341-1342
2022 ICAC Investigators 2022 廉政行動2022 Man Wing-yi
文詠儀
Major Supporting Role
Brutally Young 2.0 十八年後的終極吿白2.0 Queenie Chong Yui-ting
莊銳婷
Major Supporting Role
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character
2023 Treasure of Destiny 新四十二章 Frances Kwan Yuk-ching
關玉菁
Major Supporting Role
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress

Shaw Brothers

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2019 Flying Tiger 2 飛虎之雷霆極戰 Or Man-ying 柯敏瑩 Supporting Role

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 Zoie Japanese drama
East of Eden 伊甸之東 Yiu Man 姚敏 Korean drama

Films

Year English title Chinese title Character
2002 Troublesome 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
2003 Killer 2 少年刀手 Ice
2005 Yarudora
2008 See You in You Tube 愛‧鬥大 Zoie
2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 最強囍事 Work colleague 同事
2014 Apokalips X Kulat
2018 No Love Left in Tainan

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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[9]

References

  1. ^ [1] 那些年——譚凱琪尋開心 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  2. ^ "拍拖8年 譚凱琪宣布嫁富貴男友" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Ming Pao 2020-02-21
  3. ^ "Zoie Tam gives birth to first child". Yahoo. 2020-10-21
  4. ^ [2] 全力爱 album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  5. ^ [3] 譚凱琪 踏實的快樂 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  6. ^ [4] 《EU超時任務》 譚凱琪索爆彈起 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
  7. ^ Zoie Tam at douban.com
  8. ^ Zoie Tam at chinesemov.com
  9. ^ [5] ガラパゴスのJULIET album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016