Rebecca Santhosh

Rebecca was born on 26 July 1998^[3] in Thrissur, Kerala. Her father, Santhosh, is a businessman, and her mother, Jaya, is a homemaker. She has an elder sister, Geethu.^[4] She is a Catholic. She studied at Holy Family Convent School and Chaldean Syrian School in Thrissur. She then pursued a BMS degree from St. Teresa's College, Kochi.^[4][5]

Rebecca began her acting career when she was a Grade 4 student through an advertisement.^[4] She ventured into mini-screen in 2011 through Kunjikkoonan, a soap opera that premiered on Asianet.^[6] 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 Malayalam film Thiruvambadi Thamban.^[5]

In 2016, she played the lead role, Anagha, in soap opera Mizhi Randilum, aired on Surya TV.^[7] In 2017, she appeared in the horror serial Neermathalam, in which she played Gouri, a ghost.^[8] She played a supporting role in the 2017 film Minnaminungu.^[9] She rose into fame playing the lead role, Kavya, in the soap opera Kasthooriman which was aired on Asianet from 2017 to 2021.^[10][11]

In 2019, she hosted a musical reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam, aired on Zee Keralam.^[12] From 2021, she playing the lead role in the soap opera Kaliveedu aired on Surya TV.^[13]

Rebecca got engaged to film director Sreejith Vijayan on 14 February 2021.^[14] The couple got married on 1 November 2021.^[15]

She was ranked 8th among the Kochi Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2017 by The Times of India.^[16] In, 2020 she earned the 2nd spot in same list.^[17]

She was ranked 21st among the Kochi Times 25 Most Desirable Women Of 2018 by The Times of India.^[18]