Rebecca Zhu

Rebecca Zhu
Zhu in 2024
Born (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36)
Alma materHong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
AwardsMiss Hong Kong 2011Miss Hong Kong

TVB Anniversary AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2017 A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Chénlì
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZyu1 San4 Lai6

Rebecca Zhu (Chinese: ; born 2 December 1987) is a Hong Kong actress and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2011. As a result of her pageant win, Zhu was offered a starring role in the 2012 TVB television drama Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles, which was also her acting debut.

Early life

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Zhu was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Following her mother's wishes, Zhu started dancing lessons as early as the age of 3, taking Latin dance and Chinese dance courses. When she was 10, Zhu moved to Shanghai after earning the opportunity to perform for a ballet dance troupe there. At age 16, Zhu was accepted by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and moved to Hong Kong, where she continued to study ballet. Zhu earned full scholarship to study abroad at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation, Zhu became a member of The Hong Kong Ballet Company.[1]

Career

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Pageant debut

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In 2011, Rebecca Zhu entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant as contestant #5, a local delegate. Zhu stayed as one of the most popular contestants throughout the competition.[2] She eventually won the title, also winning Miss Trendy Vision, Happiness Ambassador, and the Most Popular Award. Zhu then went on to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant the following year. Although she failed to get placed in the pageant, she won the Greater China Elegance Award.

Acting career

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In November 2011, Zhu was cast in the TVB blockbuster drama Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles, which also became Zhu's acting debut. The role was originally meant for Fala Chen, who turned down the offer last-minute for health reasons. The drama's producer stated that Zhu's resemblance to Chen was one of the reasons why he decided to replace her with Zhu.[3] The drama aired in 2012. Zhu's first performance was not well-received, which many critics reasoned was because of the language barrier (Zhu's native tongue is Mandarin Chinese), as well as her lack of acting experience prior to taking on the role.

Zhu pursued supporting roles for the next few years. Her performances in 2013 dramas Triumph in the Skies II and Always and Ever earned her nominations for Most Promising Female Artiste and Favourite Supporting Actress at the 2013 TVB Star Awards Malaysia, which were her first acting nominations.

In 2017, Zhu won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards with her role in the drama A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch. However, this stirred up controversies among audience and netizens.[4] In 2018, she played her first female leading role in the drama The Stunt. With her role in the drama Fist Fight, Zhu garnered her first Best Actress nomination at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Zhu is good friends with Wonder Women co-actresses Miriam Yeung and Alice Chan.

Filmography

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Television dramas (TVB)

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles Kwai Siu-yau Major Supporting Role
2013 Triumph in the Skies II "Pink Pink" Wu Pink / King Lok-to Supporting Role
Always and Ever Lam Yim-fong Supporting Role
2014 Officer Geomancer Tit Leung-chi Major Supporting Role
2015 Smooth Talker Lily Kau Ep. 7
The Fixer Chiu Dan-ching (Madam Chiu) Major Supporting Role
2016 Over Run Over Fung Tsz-ching Major Supporting Role
The Last Healer in Forbidden City Consort Zhen Major Supporting Role
Dead Wrong Queenie Yip Chau Major Supporting Role
2017 Recipes to Live By Tai-ng Yuen Major Supporting Role
A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch "Cat" Catherine Fong Wai-ling Major Supporting Role
TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
2018 The Forgotten Valley Ku Man-yi Main Role
Stealing Seconds Haley Mok Hei-lin Main Role
The Stunt May Sheung Mei-chu Main Role
Fist Fight Young Ching-ching (Madam Young) Main Role
2019 Wonder Women Ma Sze-lui Main Role
2020 The Dripping Sauce Ha Siu-moon / Man Ching-man Main Role
Forensic Heroes IV Ko Ching Main Role
2022 The War of Beauties Tong Yan Major Supporting Role
Go With The Float Yuki Lee Yim-yu Major Supporting Role

Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Studio)

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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Flying Tiger 3 Natalie Chin Man-li Guest Appearance

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Turning Point 2 Choi Mei-suet (Miss Choi) Cameo
2012 Give Me 1 Minute to Say I Love You Rebecca Cameo
2013 Laughing Every Day Lai-lai Cameo
2015 From Vegas to Macau II Siu-yu
Knock Knock Who's There? NiKi
2016 Line Walker Samantha
2022 New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 Yin Susu
New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 Yin Susu
焚情 Lau Ching Main Role

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2013 TVB Star Awards Malaysia Favourite TVB Promising Female Artiste Triumph in the Skies II and Always and Ever Nominated
Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Always and Ever Nominated
2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters The Fixer Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards Most Improved Female Artiste Officer Geomancer, Smooth Talker, and The Fixer Nominated
2016 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress Dead Wrong Nominated
2017 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch Nominated
My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters Nominated
My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple (with Matthew Ho) Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Nominated
Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Won
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
Most Improved Female Artiste Recipes to Live By and A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch Nominated
2019 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Wonder Women Nominated
The Most Popular Female Character Nominated
2020 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress The Dripping Sauce Nominated
The Most Popular Female Character Nominated
2022 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress The War of Beauties Nominated
The Most Popular Female Character Nominated
Go With The Float Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia The War of Beauties Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "List of Miss Hong Kong contestants". IHKTV (in Chinese). p. 1. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ^ "Rebecca Zhu wins Miss Hong Kong". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ "'Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles' Rebecca Zhu replaces Fala Chen" (in Chinese). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ "蔡思貝朱晨麗獲獎被轟未夠班 王浩信稱帝回家惜老婆" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Toby Chan
Miss Hong Kong
2011
Succeeded by