Vedette Lim

American actress

Vedette Lim (born November 14, 1979)[1] is an American actress.

Early life

Lim was born in Arizona[2] and raised in Seattle, Washington. After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[3]

Career

Following her studies at Tisch, Lim primarily worked in theater and commercials. Her television debut came in 2007 with a role in ABC’s Six Degrees. In 2008, she played a small role as Amy on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns.

In 2009, Lim moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her acting career. In 2010, she landed roles in various television series, including Love Bites, Franklin & Bash, Medium and Parenthood.[4]

She later appeared in several independent and short films before being cast as Naomi, Tara Thornton’s love interest, in the fourth season of HBO’s True Blood in 2011.[4][5][6][7] That same year, she appeared alongside Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in Ivan Reitman's romantic comedy No Strings Attached.[8]

Since then, Lim has guest-starred in many popular television shows, including as Dr. Polly Preston, Arizona's prospective pediatric surgery fellow in Grey’s Anatomy.[4][7] She has also voiced a character in the Halo 4 video game.[3]

In 2013, she joined the cast of Chicago Fire in a recurring role as Devon, the girlfriend of paramedic Leslie Shay (Lauren German).[1][9]

Since 2019, she has portrayed FBI analyst Elise Taylor in the CBS series FBI.[10][11][9] Also in 2019, she appeared as Sharon Lim in the series Magnum P.I.[12]

As of 2024, she stars in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem as Vera Ye.[13][3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Pirates vs. Ninjas The Ninja Short
2009 Kicking the Dog Erin
The Sunset Sky Abbey
Midnight Ride Dulcinea Short
2011 No Strings Attached Lisa
2012 Broadway's Finest Waitress
2013 The Night Visitor Fanny
2014 Looking for Mr. Right Rachel TV movie
2015 750 Wife Short
2016 Psychophonia Lilly
The Night Visitor 2: Heather's Story Fanny
2019 Intermate Angel

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 SportsFigures Herself/Host Episode: "Liquid Energy"
2007 Six Degrees Rachel Episode: "Get a Room"
2008 As the World Turns Amy Regular Cast
In the Now Vedette Recurring Cast
2010 The Forgotten Sandra Episode: "My John"
Victorious Female Teacher Episode: "Pilot"
Parenthood Waitress Episode: "What's Goin' On Down There?"
Medium Paramedic Episode: "How to Kill a Good Guy"
2011 Love Bites Megan Episode: "Keep on Truckin'"
Franklin & Bash Rachel Dawson Episode: "Bachelor Party"
True Blood Naomi Recurring Cast: Season 4
Grey's Anatomy Dr. Polly Preston Episode: "Heart-Shaped Box"
2012 Femme Fatales Agent Pam Episode: "Killer Instinct"
Hollywood Heights Detective Paula McCarthy Recurring Cast
Wedding Band Debra Episode: "We Are Family"
2013-14 Chicago Fire Devon Recurring Cast: Season 2
2014 Stalker Shelly Walker Episode: "Crazy for You"
2015 Scorpion Sarah Jacobs Episode: "Cliffhanger"
Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Isabelle Lono Episode: "Mai ho`oni i ka wai lana mālie"
2016 Castle Meadow Episode: "The Blame Game"
Bones Alex Conrad Episode: "The Head in the Abutment"
Code Black Liz Harington Episode: "Landslide"
2017 Animal Kingdom Heather Recurring Cast: Season 2
2019 The Good Doctor Grace Lee Episode: "Xin"
Magnum P.I. Sharon Lim Episode: "Honor Among Thieves"
Bull ADA Selma Rivers Episode: "Imminent Danger"
2019- FBI FBI Analyst Elise Taylor Recurring Cast: Season 2-
2020 The Undoing Amanda Emory Recurring Cast
2023 FBI: International FBI Analyst Elise Taylor Episode: "Imminent Threat: Part One"
2024 3 Body Problem Vera Ye Recurring Cast

Video Games

Year Title Role
2008 Army of Two Murray/Reporter (voice)
2012 Halo 4 Palmer (voice)

References

  1. ^ a b MacNeill, Julianne (2025-04-06). "Meet the Cast of 'FBI'—and Where You've Seen Them Before". First For Women. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  2. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Meet Vedette Lim Who Plays Vera Ye in Netflix's 3 Body Problem". Epicstream. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  4. ^ a b c "Vedette Lim to star in 'Grey's Anatomy'". Digital Spy. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  5. ^ "Grey's Anatomy Exclusive: True Blood Star Signs on as Alex's Competition". Yahoo Entertainment. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  6. ^ EvanDickson (2013-04-04). "Vedette Lim Joins Blanc-Biehn's 'The Night Visitor'". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  7. ^ a b "'True Blood's' Vedette Lim Slated to Work Side By Side with Jessica Capshaw on 'Grey's Anatomy'". www.pride.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  8. ^ "No Strings Attached (2011) recensie, Ivan Reitman - Cinemagazine". cinemagazine.nl. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  9. ^ a b Perez, Chris (2022-05-11). "The FBI Star You Likely Forgot Had A Role In Chicago Fire". Looper. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  10. ^ Lerner, Jamie (2021-05-18). "Here's What Happened to Elise on 'FBI' — It May Lead to Her Downfall". Distractify. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  11. ^ Jacobs, Samantha (2022-11-15). "Early Roles That FBI Actors Would Probably Like You To Forget About". Looper. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  12. ^ None (2019-10-06). "Magnum Reloaded: Pickpocket gets scared straight in latest 'Magnum P.I.'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  13. ^ Rose, Steve (2024-03-08). "Goodbye horses! Hello cosmos! How the Game of Thrones team went interstellar with 3 Body Problem". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
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