Zoe Tay takes on oldest role to date as 72-year-old matriarch in Emerald Hill

Veteran local actress Zoe Tay has portrayed mums many times in her three-decade career — but never one this old. Her latest role is that of the matriarch of a Peranakan family who ages up to 72 years old, in Mediacorp’s upcoming Mandarin blockbuster drama Emerald Hill. A spin-off of popular series The Little Nyonya (2008 to 2009),...

Edwin Goh reunites with ‘screen mums’ Zoe Tay, Pan Lingling and Aileen Tan on their trip to Sydney

Veteran actresses Zoe Tay, Pan Lingling and Aileen Tan met up with a familiar face during their trip to Australia recently. In an Instagram Story on June 1, Zoe uploaded a photo of them with former actor Edwin Goh, who left Singapore for Sydney with his girlfriend Rachel Wan last year. The 29-year-old left Mediacorp and enrolled in performing...

Zoe Tay looking forward to play ‘weak’ matriarch character with arc spanning 24 years in The Little Nyonya spinoff

When you think of iconic female matriarchs in local dramas, Madame Chen from The Little Nyonya (2008), played by veteran actress Lin Yinzhu, would make the list. Soon, there may be a new one to add to it — Liu Xiuniang, played by local actress Zoe Tay in the new drama Emerald Hill. Speaking to AsiaOne at...

Sleeveless butler and Yayoi Kusama? Star Awards 2024 fashion misses

Every red carpet has its hits and misses. Some celebrities who attended Star Awards 2024 yesterday (April 21) failed to impress or simply perplexed us with their outfits on the Walk of Fame. Here's who they were. Zhang Zetong Zhang Zetong (centre). PHOTO: AsiaOne/Danial Zahrin and Dennis Palit Zhang Zetong had us wondering if he had torn his sleeves off by flexing his...

Aching muscles, ‘a block of wood’: Zoe Tay does wheelchair dance for President’s Star Charity

Now that her three boys are older — Brayden is 16, Ashton 14, and Nathan 11 — local actress Zoe Tay, 53, has been allocating more time for herself and work. Late last year, she surprised some of us when she picked up skateboarding with TV host Vivian Lai. In an Instagram post then, she said it was something...