Rebecca Lim

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Rebecca Lim
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Lim in May 2017
Born (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37)
Singapore
Education CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School
Victoria Junior College
Alma mater Singapore Management University (BAcy, LLB)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Matthew Webster
​
(m. 2022)​
[1]
Children1
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
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 林慧玲
Simplified Chinese 林慧玲
Hanyu Pinyin Lín Hùilíng

Rebecca Lim Hui Ling (born 26 September 1986) [2] is a Singaporean actress and host. Lim has 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. [3]

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Early life

Lim was born on 26 September 1986 in Singapore and is the second among three children in a Hokkien family. Lim was educated at CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School and Victoria Junior College [4] before graduating from the Singapore Management University with a Bachelor of Accountancy and Bachelor of Laws degrees.

While studying at the Singapore Management University, Lim participated in the Miss Singapore Universe pageant. She was awarded the Miss Photogenic title, [5] and not long after, she was spotted as a talent and signed on as a part-time actress with Mediacorp. [6] She made the transition to being a full-time actress after her graduation. [7]

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. [8]

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. [9]

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. [10]

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. [11]

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. [12] She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as the free-spirited airtime sales manager, Lisa, in The Dream Makers. [13]

In 2015, Lim won The New Paper's Babe of the Year for the second time after her first win in 2011. [14] In the same year, she won the Best Actress award in Star Awards 2015 for her portrayal of Zhang Xueqin in Yes We Can!. [15]

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. [16] 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. [17]

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 at the Star Awards 2018.

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

Personal life

On 15 November 2021, Lim announced her engagement to Matthew Webster, who is of British-Chinese descent and works in corporate branding. [18] [19] The couple were married at a ceremony held at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore on 27 November 2022. [20] On 12 September 2023, Lim announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. [21] On 30 January 2024, Lim gave birth to a baby boy. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 The Ultimate Winner Zhang Zhihui
Homecoming Jamie
2012Rough MixPamela
2013 Judgment Day Rebecca
2016100 YardsBrittany Kim
2023 Confinement Wang Siling [1]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006 Love at 0°C
Family Matters Luo Manshi
2007 Mars vs Venus Rachel
Honour and Passion May
Stories of LoveEpisode: "Bride Out of Order"
Life Story – Elizabeth Choy Elizabeth Choy
2008 The Truth Chen Shufen
The Defining Moment Xiao Ning
Crime Busters x 2 Hu Huadie / Cai Die
En BlocRanee
Calefare Charlene
2009Mr & Mrs Kok (神探妙夫妻)
The Will (一切从遗嘱开始)Huang Ying
Fighting Spiders Susie WoonWon Actress of the Year at ELLE Awards 2010 [23]
2010 No Limits Xu Jiayi
Breakout Su Ying
The Pupil Wendy LimWon Best Actress at 15th Asian Television Awards [10]
Fighting Spiders Susie Woon
2011 Prosperity Janice Tian
Secret Garden Xu Xiaoli
Secrets For Sale Lin Yawen
C.L.I.F. Moon Liu
Love Thy Neighbour Bai Yufang
The Pupil II Wendy Lim
Perfect DeceptionJessica Lee
2012 Absolutely Charming Song Xinmei
Unriddle 2 Gao Jieyu
Poetic Justice Feng Luoling
Everyday Heroes–Host
Code of LawWendy Lim
The Ups and Downs of Ms Chan Poh GeokMs Chan Poh Geok
Of Love And Hidden CharmsChristel
2013Start-Up! (创！)Yin Xuan
The Dream Makers Lisa Xiao [12]
Sudden Guo Weiqian [12]
Huang Yixin
TesTube 3 – Umbrella Tales–
2014 Yes We Can! Zhang Xueqin [16]
Youthful Aspirations (细水长流)Lin Yi-an
Code of Law 2Wendy Lim
Mata Mata: A New EraMargaret Chin
2015 You Can Be an Angel Too Guan Xin-ni
Second Chance (流氓律师)Zhang Xiaoxian
Love? (限量爱情)Rebecca Hong
The Journey: Our Homeland Wan Feifei [23]
Sealed with a Kiss Du Junning [16]
Mata Mata: A New GenerationMargaret Chin
2016 The Truth Seekers Huang Yuyang
The Dream Job Jiang Xinya
You Can Be an Angel 2 Guan Xin-ni
Hero Herself
2017 The Lead Lin Meizhen
While We Are Young Zhong Ai
Life Less Ordinary Jesse Leong
2018 Eat Already? 4 Zhu Ruiyun
Doppelganger - The Prequel (入侵者前传)Zhang Ailing
Doppelganger
Blessings 2 Zhou Meiyue LunaNominated for Best Actress at Star Awards 2019
Chen Chunxian
You Can Be an Angel 3 (你也可以是天使3)Guan Xin-ni
Missing Lynn Chao
The Bridge Serena Teo
2019 C.L.I.F. 5 Wang Manting
The Good Fight (致胜出击)Yan Yichen
2020Who Is Killer? (谁是凶手？)Kaley Chan
A Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)Tang Ruoqi
Watch Out ! Alexius (小心啊 ! 谢宇航)Guo Liting
Guo Liying
Code of Law : FinalWendy Lim
The Bridge Season 2 Serena Teo
2021This Land Is MineJune Chiang
Leave No Soul Behind (21点灵)Ling Jingqi
2022Soul Doctor (灵医)
Ling Jingyao / Ling Jingqi
Third Rail Geraldine Hyak (Geri) [24]

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin title
2015MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15新传媒群星金羊添吉祥
2016MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16新传媒群星金猴添喜庆
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20新传媒群星裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationCategoryNominated workResultRef
2010 Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role The Pupil (as Wendy Lim)Won [10]
ELLE Singapore AwardsActress of the YearFighting Spiders (as Susie Woon)Won
2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
2013 Star Awards Best Actress Unriddle 2 (as Gao Jieyu)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
Favourite Female Character Poetic Justice (as Feng Luoling)Nominated
2014 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Dream Makers (as Lisa Xiao)Won
Best Actress Sudden (as Guo Weiqian/ Huang Yixin)Nominated
Favourite Female Character Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
Asian Skin Solution Award—Won
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)—Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia)—Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)—Nominated
Asian Television Awards Best Supporting Actress The Dream Makers (as Lisa Xiao)Nominated
2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
Best Actress Yes We Can! (as Zhang Xueqin)Won
Favourite Female Character Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Romeo Tan)Nominated
London Choco Roll Happiness Award Won
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)—Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)—Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)—Nominated
PPCTV AwardsFavourite Female Character (Cambodia) Sudden (as Guo Weiqian/ Huang Yixin)Nominated
Favourite Lead Actress (Cambodia)Nominated
Favourite Supporting Actress (Cambodia) The Dream Makers (as Lisa Xiao)Won
2016 Star Awards Best Actress Sealed with a Kiss (as Du Junning)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
Seoul International Drama Awards Asian Star Award The Journey: Our Homeland (as Wan Feifei)Won
2017 Star Awards Best Actress You Can Be an Angel 2 (as Guan Xinni)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
2018 Star Awards Best Actress The Lead (as Lin Meizhen)Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
2019 Star Awards Best Actress Blessings 2(as Chen Chunxian 陈春仙 / Zhou Meiyue 周美月)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
2020Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Actress - National Winner (Malaysia)The Bridge(as Serena Teo)Won
2021 Star Awards Best Actress A Jungle Survivor(as Tang Ruoqi)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10
2022 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 10 [25]
Seoul Webfest 2022Best ActressThis Land Is Mine(as June ChiangNominated
2023 Star Awards All-Time Favourite Artiste —Honoured
Best Actress Soul Doctor(as Ling Jingyao)Nominated
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards Best Lead Actress Third Rail (as Geraldine Hyak)Nominated [26]
Asian Television Awards Best Leading Female Performance (Digital)Won

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