was a
Fictional Character on the
ITV Soap Opera ''
Emmerdale ''.
Leah Bracknell played her for 16 years (
1989 -
2005 ).
Zoe arrived on
Emmerdale (then titled "Emmerdale Farm") in
1989 with her dad ''Frank'', brother ''Chris'' and stepmother Kim. Zoe is
Schizophrenic and also a
Lesbian . She is an interesting character who lots of exciting things have happened to. She has been
Kidnapped ,
Tortured and
Raped and has committed
Arson and
Murder . She is the mother of ''Jean'' (named after Zoe's late mother) and is looking after her nephew ''Joseph'' following the death of her brother, Chris.
Zoe left Emmerdale on 22nd September
2005 when she got away with the attempt at murdering ''
Scott Windsor '' who is Jean's dad. Scott threatened her with a gun but she got away with Jean and Joseph. Before she left she blew up ''Home Farm'' as a parting gift to the Kings (the family who had basically conned her so that she was forced to sell them the property), who she hates.
- Jean Tate - daughter (her dad is Scott Windsor)
- Frank Tate - dad (deceased)
- Chris Tate - brother (deceased)
- Joseph Tate - nephew (Zoe has custody now that Chris is dead)
- Noah Tate - nephew
- Liam Hammond - half-brother (deceased)
- James Tate - half-brother
