Vedette Lim (born November 14, 1979) [1] is an American actress.
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]
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 love interest in Grey’s Anatomy. [4] [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]