Rebecca Lim Hui Ling (born 26 September 1986) 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. 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.
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 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, and not long after, she was spotted as a talent and signed on as a part-time actress with Mediacorp. She made the transition to being a full-time actress after her graduation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as the free-spirited airtime sales manager, Lisa, in The Dream Makers.
In 2015, Lim won The New Paper's Babe of the Year for the second time after her first win in 2011. In the same year, she won the Best Actress award at the Star Awards 2015 for her portrayal of Zhang Xueqin in Yes We Can!.
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. 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.
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. The couple were married at a ceremony held at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore on 27 November 2022. On 12 September 2023, Lim announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. On 30 January 2024, Lim gave birth to a baby boy. In May 2026, she gave birth to a second child.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011The Ultimate Winner Zhang ZhihuiHomecoming Jamie2012Rough MixPamela2013Judgment DayRebecca2016100 YardsBrittany Kim2023Confinement Wang Siling
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2006Love at 0°CFamily MattersLuo Manshi 2007Mars vs VenusRachelHonour and PassionMayStories of LoveEpisode: "Bride Out of Order"Life Story – Elizabeth ChoyElizabeth Choy2008The TruthChen Shufen The Defining MomentXiao Ning Crime Busters x 2Hu Huadie / Cai Die En Bloc Ranee Calefare Charlene 2009Mr & Mrs Kok (神探妙夫妻)The Will (一切从遗嘱开始)Huang Ying Fighting SpidersSusie WoonWon Actress of the Year at ELLE Awards 20102010No LimitsXu Jiayi BreakoutSu Ying The Pupil Wendy Lim Won Best Actress at 15th Asian Television AwardsFighting Spiders Susie Woon 2011ProsperityJanice TianSecret GardenXu XiaoliSecrets For SaleLin Yawen C.L.I.F.Moon Liu Love Thy Neighbour Bai Yufang The Pupil II Wendy Lim Perfect Deception Jessica Lee 2012Absolutely CharmingSong Xinmei Unriddle 2Gao Jieyu Poetic JusticeFeng Luoling Everyday Heroes–Host Code of Law Wendy Lim The Ups and Downs of Ms Chan Poh GeokMs Chan Poh GeokOf Love And Hidden CharmsChristel2013Start-Up! (创！)Yin Xuan The Dream MakersLisa Xiao SuddenGuo Weiqian Huang Yixin TesTube 3 – Umbrella Tales–2014Yes We Can!Zhang Xueqin Youthful Aspirations (细水长流)Lin Yi-an Code of Law 2 Wendy Lim Mata Mata: A New Era Margaret Chin 2015You Can Be an Angel TooGuan Xin-ni Second Chance (流氓律师)Zhang Xiaoxian Love? (限量爱情)Rebecca Hong The Journey: Our HomelandWan Feifei Sealed with a KissDu Junning Mata Mata: A New Generation Margaret Chin 2016The Truth SeekersHuang Yuyang The Dream JobJiang Xinya You Can Be an Angel 2Guan Xin-ni HeroHerself2017The LeadLin Meizhen While We Are YoungZhong AiLife Less OrdinaryJesse Leong2018Eat Already? 4Zhu Ruiyun Doppelganger - The Prequel (入侵者前传)Zhang Ailing DoppelgangerBlessings 2 Zhou Meiyue LunaNominated for Best Actress at Star Awards 2019Chen Chunxian You Can Be an Angel 3 (你也可以是天使3)Guan Xin-ni MissingLynn Chao The Bridge Serena Teo 2019C.L.I.F. 5Wang Manting The Good Fight (致胜出击)Yan Yichen 2020Who Is Killer? (谁是凶手？)Kaley ChanA Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)Tang Ruoqi Watch Out ! Alexius (小心啊 ! 谢宇航)Guo LitingGuo Liying Code of Law : Final Wendy 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 RailGeraldine Hyak (Geri)2026Aunty Lee’s Deadly DelightsCherril Lim-Peters
Discography Compilation albums Year English title Mandarin title 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
Awards and nominations
Organisation Year Category Nominated work Result Asian Academy Creative Awards2020Best Actress - National Winner (Malaysia)The Bridge Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards2023Best Lead ActressThird Rail Asian Television Awards2010 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Pupil 2014Best Supporting ActressThe Dream Makers 2023Best Leading Female Performance (Digital)Third Rail ELLE Singapore Awards2010 Actress of the Year Fighting Spiders PPCTV Awards2015Favourite Female Character (Cambodia)Sudden Favourite Lead Actress (Cambodia) Favourite Supporting Actress (Cambodia)The Dream Makers Seoul International Drama Awards2016Asian Star AwardThe Journey: Our Homeland Seoul Webfest 20222022Best ActressThis Land Is Mine Star Awards2012 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2013 Best Actress Unriddle 2 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Favourite Female Character Poetic Justice 2014 Best Supporting Actress The Dream Makers Best ActressSudden Favourite Female Character Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Asian Skin Solution Award Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) 2015 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Best Actress Yes We Can! Favourite Female Character Favourite Onscreen Couple London Choco Roll Happiness Award Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) 2016 Best Actress Sealed with a Kiss Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2017 Best Actress You Can Be an Angel 2 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2018 Best Actress The Lead Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2019 Best Actress Blessings 2 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2021 Best Actress A Jungle Survivor Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2022 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2023 All-Time Favourite Artiste Best Actress Soul Doctor
References
External links
Official website