Rebecca Lim facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rebecca Lim
Lim in May 2017
Born	(1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38) Singapore
Education	CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School Victoria Junior College
Alma mater	Singapore Management University
Occupation	Actress host
Years active	2006–present
Spouse(s)	Matthew Webster ​ (m. 2022)​
Children	1
Awards	Full list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	林慧玲
Simplified Chinese	林慧玲
Hanyu Pinyin	Lín Hùilíng

Rebecca Lim Hui Ling (born on 26 September 1986) is a famous actress and host from Singapore. She is known for her amazing acting skills and has won many important awards. Rebecca has been recognized as the Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards and has also won several Best Actress awards in Singapore. She even won an award for her great acting at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Rebecca has appeared on the covers of many fashion magazines and has been invited to big fashion events like Paris Fashion Week. In 2020, she was named Best Actress in Malaysia for her role in the TV show The Bridge.

Rebecca's Early Life

Rebecca Lim was born in Singapore on 26 September 1986. She is the middle child in her family, with an older and a younger sibling. Her family is of Hokkien background.

She went to CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School for her younger years, from pre-school all the way through secondary school. After that, she continued her studies at Victoria Junior College and then at Singapore Management University (SMU).

While studying Accountancy and Law at SMU, Rebecca took part in the Miss Singapore Universe beauty pageant. She won the "Miss Photogenic" title! Soon after, she was noticed by a talent scout and started working as a part-time actress with Mediacorp, a big media company. After she finished university, she became a full-time actress.

Rebecca's Acting Journey

Rebecca got her first main role in a TV drama in 2008. It was a show called The Truth, where she acted alongside Tay Ping Hui and Joanne Peh. At first, some people thought her Chinese speaking skills needed work, but she worked hard to improve.

In 2010, Rebecca starred in a popular law drama called The Pupil on Channel 5. She played a trainee lawyer named Wendy Lim. Her performance in this show was so good that she won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2010 Asian Television Awards. This was a big achievement early in her career!

Later, in 2012, Rebecca had a breakthrough role in a Chinese drama called Unriddle 2, where she played a psychiatrist. Her acting in this show helped her win her first "Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes" award at the Star Awards 2012. The Star Awards are a very important event for TV stars in Singapore.

In 2014, Rebecca won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Star Awards 20 for her role as Lisa in The Dream Makers. She also won the Best Actress award at the Star Awards 2015 for her role in Yes We Can!.

In 2016, Rebecca received the Asian Star Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards. This was for her role as Wan Fei Fei in The Journey: Our Homeland, a drama about building a nation. She continued to be nominated for Best Actress awards in the following years. In 2018, she won the Star Awards for Best Actress again for her role in The Lead.

Rebecca has shown her talent in many different types of roles and continues to be a very popular and respected actress.

Rebecca's Personal Life

On 15 November 2021, Rebecca shared exciting news: she was engaged to Matthew Webster! Matthew is part British and part Chinese and works in corporate branding. The couple got married in a beautiful ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore on 27 November 2022.

On 12 September 2023, Rebecca announced that she was expecting her first child. She gave birth to a baby boy on 30 January 2024, making her a proud mom!

Rebecca's Movies

Rebecca has acted in several movies. Here are some of them:

Rebecca's TV Shows

Rebecca has starred in many television series. Here are some of her notable roles:

Music Albums

Rebecca has also been part of several compilation albums, mostly for Lunar New Year celebrations with other Mediacorp artists.

Awesome Awards and Nominations

Rebecca Lim has won many awards throughout her career, showing how talented she is! She has been recognized as one of the most popular female artistes in Singapore many times.

Here are some of her major awards:

• Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Asian Television Awards (2010) for The Pupil
• Actress of the Year at ELLE Singapore Awards (2010) for Fighting Spiders
• Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes at the Star Awards (won multiple times: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
• Best Supporting Actress at the Star Awards 20 (2014) for The Dream Makers
• Best Actress at the Star Awards 2015 (2015) for Yes We Can!
• London Choco Roll Happiness Award at the Star Awards 2015 (2015) for Yes We Can!
• Favourite Supporting Actress (Cambodia) at PPCTV Awards (2015) for The Dream Makers
• Asian Star Award at Seoul International Drama Awards (2016) for The Journey: Our Homeland
• Best Actress at the Star Awards 2018 (2018) for The Lead
• Best Actress - National Winner (Malaysia) at Asian Academy Creative Awards (2020) for The Bridge
• All-Time Favourite Artiste at the Star Awards 2023 (2023) - This is a very special award given to artists who have won the Top 10 Most Popular award ten times!
• Best Leading Female Performance (Digital) at Asian Television Awards (2023) for Third Rail

Rebecca has also been nominated for many other awards, showing her consistent talent and popularity.