Zoe Tuckwell-Smith

Zoë Tuckwell-Smith was born in Sydney. Shortly after, her parents returned to Bangladesh where they were working at the time.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/winners-losers-second-series-starts-with-zoe-tuckwell-smiths-character-bec-falling-pregnant-but-who-is-the-father/story-e6frexlr-1226409473852|title=Winners & Losers second series starts with Zoë Tuckwell-Smith's character Bec falling pregnant but who is the father?|last=Devlyn|first=Darren|date=26 June 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=30 June 2014}} Tuckwell-Smith's parents divorced when she was five years old and she was raised by her mother in Sydney. Tuckwell-Smith visited her father during her school holidays. Tuckwell-Smith enjoyed acting from a young age and said "I've always been a dreamer – imaginative and creative. As a child I loved putting on plays and making up stories to perform for my parents or my toys!." After finishing high school, Tuckwell-Smith was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated three years later.

In 2004, Tuckwell-Smith appeared in Six Pack, All Saints and The Cooks. She went on to appear in Home and Away and In Search of Paradise. Tuckwell-Smith was cast in Stupid Stupid Man in 2007. The following year, the actress made appearances in The Cut and The Strip.

As well as television, Tuckwell-Smith has appeared in various feature films, including Son of the Mask (2004), Gone (2005), Cactus (2008) and Primal (2010). In 2010, Tuckwell-Smith also guested in Short Stack's video clip for "Planets".

In 2011, Tuckwell-Smith joined the cast of Winners & Losers in the leading role of Rebecca "Bec" Gilbert. She relocated to Melbourne from Sydney for filming.

Tuckwell-Smith appears in the 2019 documentary film 2040 written and directed by her husband Damon Gameau.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A587292737/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=f21760cf|title=Bringing hope to the apocalypse|last=Roach|first=Vicky|date=2 June 2019|work=The Advertiser|access-date=24 February 2024|via=Gale|url-access=subscription}}

Tuckwell-Smith began dating actor Damon Gameau in 2009, after the couple were introduced to each other by fellow actor Gyton Grantley, while they were both in East Timor. Tuckwell-Smith and Gameau announced that they were expecting their first child in June 2013,{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/big-read-winners-and-losers8217-zoe-tuckwellsmith-expecting-a-baby/story-fni0b8dw-1226706782538|title=Big Read: Winners and Losers' Zoë Tuckwell-Smith expecting a baby|last=Vickery|first=Colin|date=29 August 2013|work=Herald Sun|access-date=29 August 2013}} and Tuckwell-Smith gave birth to the couple's daughter, Velvet Gameau, in November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/reunited--it-feels-so-good-20140122-317g0.html|title=Reunited – it feels so good|last=Rigden|first=Clare|date=23 January 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=30 June 2014}} Tuckwell-Smith and Gameau married in January 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/zoe-tuckwellsmith-and-beau-turn-birthday-into-a-wedding/news-story/56516417ea1acbb68baf416776efea7f?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1485223487|title=Zoe Tuckwell-Smith and beau turn birthday into a wedding|date=24 January 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=24 January 2017}}

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