| Zoe Tate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Leah Bracknell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1989–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 12 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 22 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Stuart Doughty | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zoe Tate is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Leah Bracknell. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 1989. Zoe was involved in many major storylines during her time on the soap, including the deaths of her father Frank (Norman Bowler) and brother Chris (Peter Amory), the betrayal and departure of her stepmother Kim (Claire King), coming out as lesbian and a battle with schizophrenia. Zoe became the first lesbian character in a British soap opera when she came out in 1993.[1][2][3] She departed on 22 September 2005.
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