Rebecca Lim
Rebecca Lim (Chinese: 林慧玲; pinyin: lín hùi líng; born 26 September 1986[1]) is a Singaporean actress who won Best Actress in a leading role at the Asian Television Awards and two Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, a Best Supporting Actress award and 10 consecutive Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste in the local Star Awards ceremony from 2012 to 2022. Lim also won Best Performance in a Leading Role at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Lim has been the cover girl for numerous fashion magazines, and has been invited to Paris Fashion Week 2019 for Christian Dior and Hermes show. In 2020, Lim was awarded the Best Actress National Winner - Malaysia for her performance in The Bridge.[2]
Rebecca Lim | |||||||
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| 林慧玲 | |||||||
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| Born | Rebecca Lim Hui Ling 26 September 1986 Singapore | ||||||
| Education | CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School | ||||||
| Alma mater | Victoria Junior College Singapore Management University | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress and TV Host | ||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Matthew Webster (m. 2021) | ||||||
| Awards | Star Awards 2014: Best Supporting Actress Star Awards 2015 & 2018: Best Actress Star Awards 2012 – 2022: Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste Star Awards 2023: All-Time Favourite Artiste | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 林慧玲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 林慧玲 | ||||||
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Early life and education
Lim was born on 26 September 1986 and is the second among three children in a Hokkien family.
She studied at CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School for her pre-school, primary, and secondary education, followed by Victoria Junior College[3] and Singapore Management University (SMU) for her tertiary education.
Lim participated in the Miss Singapore Universe pageant while studying for a double degree in Accountancy and Law at Singapore Management University. She was awarded the Miss Photogenic title,[4] and not long after, she was spotted as a talent and signed on as a part-time actress with Mediacorp.[5] She made the transition to being a full-time actress after her graduation.[6]
Career
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.[7]
In 2009, Lim 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.[8]
In 2010, Lim 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.[9]
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.[10]
In 2013, Lim 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, Lim 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.[11] She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as the free-spirited airtime sales manager, Lisa, in The Dream Makers.[12]
In 2015, Lim won The New Paper's Babe of the Year for the second time after her first win in 2011.[13] In the same year, she won the Best Actress award in Star Awards 2015 for her portrayal of Zhang Xueqin in Yes We Can!.[14]
In 2016, as part of a marketing campaign for NTUC Income, an insurance agency in Singapore, Lim announced she is retiring via her Instagram account.[15] The general public believed that she is retiring and the campaign drew backlash when she clarified during a press conference it was part of a marketing campaign and she is not retiring.[16]
In 2016, Lim 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, Lim 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, Lim 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, Lim was nominated for Best Actress Award for her role as Chen Chun Xian/Luna for the drama Blessings 2 in Star Awards 2019.
Personal life
On 15 November 2021, Lim announced her engagement to Matthew Webster, an assistant vice president with PSA International.[17][18]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Drama | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Oh! Squints | ||
| 2011 | The Ultimate Winner | ||
| Who Is Killer? 谁是凶手？ | |||
| 2012 | Rough Mix | ||
| 2013 | Judgment Day | ||
| Oh! Squints II | |||
| 2016 | 100 Yards |
Television
| Year | Drama | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Love at 0°C 爱情零度C | |||
| Family Matters 法庭俏佳人 | Luo Man Shi 罗曼诗 | |||
| 2007 | Mars vs Venus 幸福双人床 | Rachel | ||
| Honour and Passion 宝家卫国 | May | |||
| Stories of Love – Bride Out of Order | – | |||
| Life Story – Elizabeth Choy | Elizabeth Choy | |||
| 2008 | The Truth 谜图 | Chen Shu Fen 陈淑芬 | ||
| The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点 | Xiao Ning 小宁 | |||
| Crime Busters x 2 叮当神探 | Hu Hua Die/Cai Die 胡花蝶/彩蝶 | |||
| En Bloc | Ranee | |||
| Calefare | Charlene | |||
| 2009 | Mr & Mrs Kok 神探妙夫妻 | |||
| The Will 一切从遗嘱开始 | Huang Ying 黄颖 | |||
| Fighting Spiders | Susie Woon | Won Actress of the Year at ELLE Awards 2010 | ||
| 2010 | No Limits 泳闯琴关 | Xu Jia Yi 许嘉宜 | ||
| Breakout 破天网 | Su Ying 素英 | |||
| The Pupil | Wendy Lim | Won Best Actress at 15th Asian Television Awards | [9] | |
| Fighting Spiders Season 2 | Susie Woon | |||
| 2011 | Prosperity 喜事年年 | Janice Tian | ||
| Secret Garden 秘密花园 | Xu Xiao Li 徐晓丽 | |||
| Secrets For Sale 拍卖 | Lin Ya Wen 林雅文 | |||
| C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 | Moon Liu 刘月美 | |||
| Love Thy Neighbour 四个门牌一个梦 | Bai Yu Fang 白玉芳 | |||
| The Pupil II | Wendy Lim | |||
| Perfect Deception | Jessica Lee | |||
| 2012 | Absolutely Charming 糊里糊涂爱上它 | Song Xin Mei 宋心玫 | ||
| Unriddle 2 最火搭档2 | Gao Jie Yu 高婕妤 | |||
| Poetic Justice 微笑正义 | Feng Luo Ling 冯洛凌 | |||
| Everyday Heroes | – | Host | ||
| Code of Law | Wendy Lim | |||
| The Ups and Downs of Ms Chan Poh Geok | Ms Chan Poh Geok | |||
| Of Love And Hidden Charms | Christel | |||
| 2013 | Start-Up! 创！ | Yin Xuan 殷萱 | ||
| The Dream Makers 志在四方 | Lisa Xiao 萧丽霞 | [11] | ||
| Sudden 骤变 | Guo Wei Qian 郭玮茜 | [11] | ||
| Huang Yi Xin 黄逸欣 | ||||
| TesTube 3 – Umbrella Tales | – | |||
| 2014 | Yes We Can! 我们一定行！ | Zhang Xue Qin 张雪芹 | [15] | |
| Youthful Aspirations 细水长流 | Lin Yi An 林以安 | |||
| Code of Law 2 | Wendy Lim | |||
| Mata Mata: A New Era | Margaret Chin | |||
| 2015 | You Can Be an Angel Too 你也可以是天使 | Guan Xin Ni 关馨霓 | ||
| Second Chance 流氓律师 | Zhang Xiao Xian 张小娴 | |||
| Love? 限量爱情 | Rebecca Hong 洪凯玲 | |||
| The Journey: Our Homeland 信约: 我们的家园 | Wan Fei Fei 万菲菲 | |||
| Sealed with a Kiss 吻我吧, 住家男 | Du Jun Ning 杜均宁 | [15] | ||
| Mata Mata: A New Generation | Margaret Chin | |||
| 2016 | The Truth Seekers 真探 | Huang Yu Yang 黄渝阳 | ||
| The Dream Job 绝世好工 | Jiang Xin Ya 江欣雅 | |||
| You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 | Guan Xin Ni 关馨霓 | |||
| Hero 大英雄 | Herself | |||
| 2017 | The Lead 第一主角 | Lin Mei Zhen 林美真 | ||
| While We Are Young Z世代 | Zhong Ai 钟爱 | |||
| Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 | Jesse Leong | |||
| 2018 | Eat Already? 4 吃饱没? 4 | Zhu Rui Yun 朱瑞云 | ||
| Doppelganger - The Prequel 入侵者前传 | Zhang Ai Ling 张爱玲 | |||
| Doppelganger 入侵者 | ||||
| Blessings 2 祖先保佑 2 | Zhou Mei Yue (Luna) 周美月 | Nominated for Best Actress at Star Awards 2019 | ||
| Chen Chun Xian 陈春仙 | ||||
| You Can Be an Angel 3 你也可以是天使3 | Guan Xin Ni 关馨霓 | |||
| Missing | Lynn Chao | |||
| The Bridge | Serena Teo | |||
| 2019 | C.L.I.F. 5 警徽天职之海岸卫队 | Wang Man Ting 王曼婷 | ||
| The Good Fight 致胜出击 | Yan Yi Chen 颜逸晨 | |||
| 2020 | Who Is Killer? 谁是凶手？ | Kaley Chan | ||
| A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 | Tang Ruo Qi 唐若琪 | |||
| Watch Out ! Alexius 小心啊 ! 谢宇航 | Guo Li Ting | |||
| Guo Li Ying | ||||
| Code of Law : Final | Wendy Lim | |||
| The Bridge Season 2 | Serena Teo | |||
| 2021 | This Land Is Mine | June Chiang | ||
| Leave No Soul Behind 21点灵 | Ling Jingqi 凌婧琦 | |||
| 2022 | Soul Doctor 灵医 | Ling Jingqi 凌婧琦 & Ling Jingyao 凌婧瑶 |
Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 新传媒群星裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Accolades
References
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