Australian actress
Zoë Tuckwell-Smith is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Bec Gilbert on the Australian television show "Winners &amp; Losers".
Early life.
Zoë Tuckwell-Smith was born in Sydney. Shortly after, her parents returned to Bangladesh where they were working at the time. 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.
Career.
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 &amp; 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.
Personal life.
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, and Tuckwell-Smith gave birth to the couple's daughter, Velvet Gameau, in November 2013. Tuckwell-Smith and Gameau married in January 2016.
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