Rebecca Zhu (; 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 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.
Career Pageant debut In 2011, 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. 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 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. 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. 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 Television dramas (TVB) + Year Title RoleNotes 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 Role2016 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 Beauty of War Tong Yan Major Supporting Role Go with the Float Yuki Lee Yim-yu Major Supporting Role2024No Room for CrimePang Wing KeiMajor Supporting Role
Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Studio) + Year Title RoleNotes2021 Flying Tiger 3 Natalie Chin Man-li Guest Appearance
Film + Year Title Role Notes/ 2011Turning 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 2024 Peg O' My Heart Donna
Awards and nominations 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 Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Always and Ever 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters The Fixer TVB Anniversary Awards Most Improved Female Artiste Officer Geomancer, Smooth Talker, and The Fixer 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress Dead Wrong 2017 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple (with Matthew Ho) TVB Star Awards Malaysia Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress Most Improved Female Artiste Recipes to Live By and A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Wonder Women The Most Popular Female Character 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress The Dripping Sauce The Most Popular Female Character 2022 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress The War of Beauties The Most Popular Female Character Go With The Float Best Supporting Actress Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia The War of Beauties
References
External links Rebecca Zhu at Official TVB Blog Rebecca Zhu at Official Miss Hong Kong 2011 website Rebecca Zhu at Sina Weibo