[1][2] At age 13, Tam entered the entertainment business and started her career performing Cantonese opera.
Tam appeared in Sworn to Love, a 1953 comedy film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong.
Tam appeared in The Lion's Roar with both Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet Sin, a 1959 Cantonese opera film directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong.
In 1970, Tam retired from the Cantonese film industry, but in 1987, she returned to acting.
Tam is known for her role as Auntie Yung in A Kindred Spirit (1995-1999), a television drama series that was broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong.