Rebecca Zhu
Rebecca Zhu | |||||||||||
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| Born | 2 December 1987 | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||
| Awards | TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Supporting Actress 2017 A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 朱晨麗 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 朱晨丽 | ||||||||||
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Rebecca Zhu (Chinese: 朱晨麗; born 2 December 1987) is a Chinese-born 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.[1]
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.[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, and won the Greater China Elegance Award. She failed to get placed in the pageant.
Acting career
In November 2011, Zhu was cast as Kwai Siu-yau, the third female lead 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 due to 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] 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's Triumph in the Skies II and Always and Ever earned her nominations for Most Promising Actress and Favourite Supporting Actress at the 2013 TVB Star Awards Malaysia, her first acting nominations.
Filmography
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles | Kwai Siu-yau |
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| 2013 | Triumph in the Skies II | Pink Wu Ping |
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| Always and Ever | Lam Yim-fong |
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| 2014 | Officer Geomancer | Tit Leung-chi |
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| 2015 | Smooth Talker | Lily Kau |
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| The Fixer | Chiu Dan-ching |
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| 2016 | Over Run Over | Fung Chi-ching |
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| The Last Healer in Forbidden City | Consort Tsan |
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| Dead Wrong | Queenie Yip Chau |
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| 2017 | Recipes to Live By | Tai-ng Yuen |
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| A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch | "Cat" Catherine Fong Wai-ling |
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| 2018 | The Forgotten Valley | Ku Man-yee |
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| Stealing Seconds | Haley Mok Hei-lin |
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| The Stunt | May Sheung Mei-chu |
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| Fist Fight | Yeung Ching-ching |
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| 2019 | Wonder Women | Ma Sze-lui |
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| 2020 | The Dripping Sauce | Ha Siu-moon / Man Ching-man |
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| Forensic Heroes IV | Ko Ching |
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| TBA | Flying Tiger 3 |
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Turning Point 2 | 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 | |
| 2015 | Knock Knock Who's There? | NiKi | |
| 2016 | Line Walker | Samantha | |
| TBA | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre | Zhou Zhiruo |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2013 | TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Promising Actress | Triumph in the Skies II and Always and Ever | Nominated |
| My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | Always and Ever | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Drama Characters | The Fixer | Nominated |
| TVB Anniversary Awards | Most Improved Female Artist | 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 | My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| My Favourite TVB Drama Characters | Won | |||
| TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| Most Improved Female Artist | Recipes to Live By and A General, a Scholar, and a Eunuch | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Actress | Wonder Women | Nominated |
| The Most Popular Female Character | Nominated |
References
- ^ "List of Miss Hong Kong contestants". IHKTV (in Chinese). p. 1. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "Rebecca Zhu wins Miss Hong Kong". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "'Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles' Rebecca Zhu replaces Fala Chen" (in Chinese). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
External links
- Rebecca Zhu at Official TVB Blog
- Rebecca Zhu at Official Miss Hong Kong 2011 website
- Rebecca Zhu at Sina Weibo