Zoe Tay - Film Debut

Film Debut

In 1999, Tay started to venture out into films. Her first role, in the film Liang Po Po: The Movie directed by Jack Neo, was to star as herself.

2001 was a memorable year for Tay, as she was given the main lead actress role in the film The Tree, in which she portrayed a mother suspected of murdering her husband. Other actors who starred in this film include Hong Kong actor Francis Ng and Singapore actress Phyllis Quek.

In 2010, Tay starred in Love Cuts. In the film, she played a 40-year-old mother of two who is struggling with terminal breast cancer. It is touted as not only a poignant and moving portrayal of the challenges she faces as a result of her diagnosis, but also of how she inspires and changes the lives of the people around her. The film also starred Hong Kong actor Kenny Ho. Directed by Gerald Lee and scripted by Danny Yeo and Lee Shyh Jih. This movie received the backing of Singapore's Health Promotion Board.

Tay will star opposite Irish actor Aidan Gillen for her new art house drama, Mister John. This will be her first full-length English language movie. In Mister John, Tay plays Kim, who has recently lost her husband John, while Gillen plays John's brother Gerry. Gerry has arrived from overseas to help resolve John's financial liabilities and at the same time, investigate what he sees as suspicious circumstances surrounding John's death.

With Gerry experiencing marital problems of his own, he and Kim find themselves inexorably drawn towards each other emotionally and physically. The film is being helmed by British husband-and-wife indie directorial team Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, and will be released in local cinemas in 2013.