1. Zoe Tay was born on 10 January 1968 and is a Singaporean actress and former model.
17 Facts About Zoe Tay
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Zoe Tay has been referred to as the "Queen of Caldecott Hill" and "Ah Jie".
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Zoe Tay is the sixth of seven children born to Teochew parents.
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Zoe Tay was three when her biological mother died in an accident.
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Zoe Tay's father remarried and had a daughter with Wong Pong Chin.
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Zoe Tay's father worked at a pig farm in Lim Chu Kang while her stepmother was a housewife.
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Zoe Tay attended Kay Hua Primary School and later, Yuan Ching Secondary School, where she completed her O-level examinations.
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Zoe Tay studied fashion design at the Baharuddin Vocational Institute.
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Zoe Tay later found the name "Zoe" in a dictionary.
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Zoe Tay's popularity was affirmed with a Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste Award at the Star Awards every year for ten consecutive years since its inception in 1994.
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In 1996, Zoe Tay won the Best Actress award for her role in The Golden Pillow at the annual Star Awards.
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Zoe Tay was the first female artiste to launch a coffee table book titled "Zoe Tay's Coffee Table", commissioned by Mediacorp.
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Zoe Tay has collaborated with many artistes in her various projects.
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Zoe Tay won her second Best Actress at the Star Awards 2017 for You Can Be an Angel 2,21 years after her first.
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At the Star Awards 2021, Zoe Tay won her fourth Best Actress award for the drama, My Guardian Angels, becoming the first actress to win two consecutive Best Actress awards.
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Zoe Tay is married to Philip Chionh, a former Republic of Singapore Air Force pilot.
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Zoe Tay is an avid dog lover and has adopted and fostered several rescue dogs, Tong Tong, Snowball and Pepper.