Rebecca Lim
| Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | 林慧玲 (traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 林慧玲 (simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Lín Huìlíng (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Birth name | Rebecca Lim Hui Ling | ||||||||
| Origin | Singapore | ||||||||
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26 September 1986  Singapore
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| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||
| Label(s) | Mediacorp (2004 - Present) | ||||||||
| Years active | 2004–present | ||||||||
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Rebecca Lim is a Singaporean actress who has acted in several English and Chinese dramas produced by MediaCorp. Lim is best known for her portrayal of Wendy Lim, a trainee lawyer in the Channel 5 television series The Pupil, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 15th Asian Television Awards in 2010. She also won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Star Awards 2014 for her portrayal as Lisa Xiao in "The Dream Makers". In 2015, her comedic performance in "Yes We Can!" earned Lim her very first Best Actress Award at MediaCorp's annual Star Awards Ceremony, after being tipped to win by local media outlets. Lim has an official fan club called The Becker's Team.
Lim 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 Accountancy Degree in Singapore Management University, she was signed on to Mediacorp as a part-time actress. When she graduated, she signed on full-time to Mediacorp.
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.
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