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.

Zhu earned full scholarship to study abroad at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

[1] In 2011, Rebecca Zhu entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant as contestant #5, a local delegate.

[2] She eventually won the title, also winning Miss Trendy Vision, Happiness Ambassador, and the Most Popular Award.

With her role in the drama Fist Fight, Zhu garnered her first Best Actress nomination at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards.