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