Zoie Tam

Zoie Tam
Zoie Tam
	Tam in 2019
Born	10 October 1981 (age 44); British Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Singer, Presenter, Actress
Years active	2000–present
Notable work	Over Run Over ; My Unfair Lady ; The Learning Curve of a Warlord ; The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter
Awards	TVB Star Awards Malaysia – Favourite 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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tán Kǎi Qí
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Taam4 Hoi2 Kei4
	Musical career
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Cantopop, J-pop
Instrument	Vocal
Labels	Rojam 2000
Website	Official TVB profile

Last updated October 24, 2025

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
2018	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
2019	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
2022	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
2005	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
2002	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
2009	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

↑ Archived 2020-04-07 at the Wayback Machine 那些年——譚凱琪尋開心 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
↑ "拍拖8年譚凱琪宣布嫁富貴男友" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2022-08-16. Ming Pao 2020-02-21
↑ "Zoie Tam gives birth to first child". 21 October 2020. Yahoo. 2020-10-21
↑ Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine 全力爱 album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
↑ 譚凱琪　踏實的快樂 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
↑ Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine 《EU超時任務》譚凱琪索爆彈起 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016
↑ Zoie Tam at douban.com
↑ Zoie Tam at chinesemov.com
↑ ガラパゴスのJULIET album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016

External links

Zoie Tam at IMDb
Zoie Tam at the Hong Kong Movie Database
Zoie Tam on Facebook
Zoie Tam on Instagram
Zoie Tam on Weibo (in Chinese)
Official TVB profile Archived 2020-04-07 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Archived 2020-04-07 at the Wayback Machine 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)). Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2022-08-16. Ming Pao 2020-02-21

[3] "Zoie Tam gives birth to first child". 21 October 2020. Yahoo. 2020-10-21

[4] Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine 全力爱 album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016

[5] 譚凱琪　踏實的快樂 (in Chinese). Retrieved Aug 6, 2016

[6] Archived 2016-12-29 at the Wayback Machine 《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] ガラパゴスのJULIET album info. Retrieved Aug 6, 2016

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