Rebecca Lim

Rebecca was born to a Hokkien family. The second child of three children, Rebecca studied at CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School (Pre-school, Primary and Secondary), Victoria Junior College and Singapore Management University (SMU). While she was studying for her double degree in Accountancy and Law at Singapore Management University, Rebecca participated in Miss Singapore Universe, where she was awarded the Miss Photogenic title.[3] Thereafter, she was talent spotted and signed on to Mediacorp as a part-time actress.[4] When she graduated, she signed on full-time to Mediacorp.[5]

Her first leading role in a drama came in 2008 – The Truth, where she co-starred with Tay Ping Hui and Joanne Peh. However, she was criticised for her command of the Chinese language.[6]

In 2009, Rebecca starred in Fighting Spiders, which garnered positive reviews for her portrayal of Susie Woon, a prostitute. In 2010, the drama had a second season which won her the honours of Actress of the Year at ELLE Singapore Awards 2010.[7]

In 2010, Rebecca starred in the award-winning Channel 5 law production, The Pupil, where she played a trainee lawyer, Wendy Lim, in Roberts & Fongs. Her performance in The Pupil earned her the Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2010 Asian Television Awards.[8]

In 2012, Rebecca's Mandarin breakthrough role was her portrayal of a psychiatrist in the Channel 8 drama Unriddle 2. Her performance earned her a Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes accolade at the annual Star Awards 2012. This was her first nomination and consequently her first win in the category.[9]

In 2013, Rebecca was nominated for the Best Actress award for Star Awards 2013 for her role in Unriddle 2, her first nomination in the category.

In 2014, Rebecca was nominated for both the Best Actress and the Best Supporting Actress awards in Star Awards 20 for her roles in Sudden and The Dream Makers respectively.[10] She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as the free-spirited airtime sales manager, Lisa, in "The Dream Makers".[11]

In 2015, Rebecca won The New Paper's Babe of the Year for the second time after her first win in 2011.[12] In the same year, she won the Best Actress award in Star Awards 2015 for her portrayal of Zhang Xueqin in Yes We Can!.[13]

In 2016, Rebecca was awarded the Asian Star Award during Seoul International Drama Awards for her role, Wan Fei Fei in The Journey: Our Homeland, a national building trilogy drama. In the same year, she was also nominated in the Best Actress award for Star Awards 2016 for her role Du Jun Ning in Sealed with a Kiss.

In 2017, Rebecca was nominated in the Best Actress award for Star Awards 2017 for her role Guan Xin Ni in You can be an Angel 2, a drama to show appreciation to healthcare workers in Singapore.

In 2018, Rebecca won the Star Awards for Best Actress for the drama "The Lead" in Star Awards 2018. She was the lead actress of the drama having 600 over scenes in the 30 episodes drama.

In 2019, Rebecca was nominated for Best Actress Award for her role as Chen Chun Xian/Luna for the drama Blessings 2 in Star Awards 2019.

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