Zoë Lister

This article is about Zoë Lister. For the American actress, see Zoe Lister-Jones.
Zoë Lister
Born 10 March 1982
Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Partner(s) Rob Castell (engaged)

Zoë Lister (born 10 March 1982) is an English actress from Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, best known for playing Zoe Carpenter in British soap Hollyoaks. She grew up in Callow Hill near Redditch. where she has lived for most of her life. She trained at the Starlight School of Dance in Winyates, Redditch. Previous to landing her role in Hollyoaks, she worked as a dancer and singer. The part of Zoe Carpenter is her debut professional role.[1]

Television, Film and Stage

Zoe played the role of Zoe Carpenter in Hollyoaks from 2006 - 2010. She appeared as a guest on Big Brother's Little Brother and also presented at T4 On The Beach In 2009 she performed a Queen Medley on Children In Need alongside other Hollyoaks cast members. During 2010 Lister appeared in the play 'The Stanhope Sisters' as Kitty Dutton at The Red Hedgehog in Highgate, London.[2] From the 16th of August 2010 until the 4th of December 2010 Zoe toured the UK in the comedy play Teechers as Gail. She appeared as Lady Macbeth at the Liverpool Royal Court in 2012, a performance for which she received critical acclaim. She is currently appearing as Mandy in a UK tour of 'Shady Business'.

With former Hollyoaks co-star Lena Kaur, Zoe has formed a comedy theatrical duo, 'Vicious Kitty' and the pair have performed original sketch comedy pieces at the Hen & Chickens in Islington and Leicester Square Theatre.

She is also starring in the new web series 'Staff Room', written and directed by Ry Mcdermott.

Personal life

On 19 August 2008 it was announced that Lister was to do the Great North Run to raise money for the Parkinsons Disease Society. Lister's grandmother was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease shortly before her death earlier this year. The 13.1 mile run between Newcastle and South Shields took place on 5 October 2008.[3]

She is engaged to the actor, writer, musician, philanthropist and philosopher Rob Castell, who holds an MA in International Relations.

Awards and nominations

In 2010 Lister won the British Soap Awards for the category of Spectacular Scene of the Year for "The Parachute Jump" scene, and in 2007 and 2008 she was Nominated for the category Sexiest Female at British Soap Awards[4]

Contributions to Digital Modeling

In 2012 and 2013, Lister assisted researchers at Toshiba’s Cambridge Research Lab and the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering to develop "Zoe," a virtual "talking head" which can express a full range of human emotions.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Zoe Carpenter Profile
  2. ↑ The Stanhope Sisters
  3. ↑ Zoë Lister is to do Great North Run
  4. ↑ "Zoe Lister and Tony Hirst". OK! Magazine. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Face of the future rears its head (19 March 2013) University of Cambridge

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