Rebecca Santhosh (born 26 July 1998) is an Indian Television actress who primarily works in

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television serials. She is well known for her role as Kavya in the soap opera, ''

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''.

Early life

Rebecca was born on 26 July 1998 in

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. Her father, Santhosh, is a businessman, and her mother, Jaya, is a homemaker. She has an elder sister, Geethu. She is a

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. She studied at Holy Family Convent School and Chaldean Syrian School in Thrissur. She then pursued a BMS degree from St. Teresa's College,

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Career

Rebecca began her acting career when she was a Grade 4 student through an advertisement. She ventured into mini-screen in 2011 through ''Kunjikkoonan'', a soap opera that premiered on

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. She played a lead role, Asin, in the show which revolved around three children eloping during a vacation. In 2012, she portrayed a minor role in

film '' Thiruvambadi Thamban''. In 2016, she played the lead role, Anagha, in soap opera ''Mizhi Randilum'', aired on

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. In 2017, she appeared in the horror serial '' Neermathalam'', in which she played Gouri, a ghost. She played a supporting role in the 2017 film '' Minnaminungu''. She rose into fame playing the lead role, Kavya, in the soap opera ''

'' which was aired on

from 2017 to 2021. In 2019, she hosted a musical reality show,

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, aired on

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. From 2021, she playing the lead role in the soap opera ''

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'' aired on

Personal life

Rebecca got engaged to film director Sreejith Vijayan on 14 February 2021. The couple got married on 1 November 2021.

In the media

She was ranked 8th among the ''Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2017'' by

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. In, 2020 she earned the 2nd spot in same list. She was ranked 21st among the ''Kochi Times 25 Most Desirable Women Of 2018'' by The Times of India.

Filmography

Films

Television series

TV shows

Webseries

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santhosh, Rebecca Living people Actresses from Thrissur 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses 1998 births Actresses in Malayalam cinema St. Teresa's College alumni Artists from Kerala