Zoe Tuckwell-Smith

Zoë Tuckwell-Smith is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Bec Gilbert on the Australian television show Winners & Losers.

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.

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 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.