Renee Lim
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Born | Renee Li-Yen Lim c. 1978–1979 Perth, Australia |
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Renee Li-Yen Lim
Early life and education
Lim was born in
Lim graduated as the dux of her high school Hampton Senior High School.[2][5] Few from Lim's high school pursued tertiary studies, and she had initially intended to "be a doctor on weekdays, a lawyer on weekends, an actor on the holidays and a dancer at night".[2]
At 17 years old, Lim moved to Sydney, New South Wales to commence medical studies at the University of New South Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 2001.[6]
In 2000, Lim co-directed the University of New South Wales Medical Revue, American Booty (an homage to the 1999 film American Beauty), alongside Keith Lim and Jason Appleby.[7] Also during her university studies, Lim co-authored two academic articles.[8][9]
Career
Medical career
Lim is a physician,[10] mostly working in part-time, locum posts in emergency medicine, geriatrics, and palliative care departments,[11][12][2][5] and a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney's Northern Clinical School.[13] She is the Director of Programs at the Pam McLean Centre, an organisation that develops communication training for medical professionals.
Lim considered leaving medical practice altogether to focus on acting; however, she realised that she "love[d] it", adding that "acting is now my job opposed to my hobby".[12]
Entertainment career
As an actor, Lim made ten guest appearances on the Australian hospital drama All Saints as Suzi Lau, and appeared as a regular cast member on SBS's police drama East West 101 as Jung Lim.[14] Lim played Mae, the younger Thai girlfriend of Josh's father, in Please Like Me, and starred in Forget Me Not in 2014,[15] and in The Secret Daughter, Wonderland and Pulse in 2016.
As a presenter she has appeared on the
Lim creates content for Nay In The Life, a multi-platform project that combines video, theatre and written content centred around well-being and personal development.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | The Brother | Paramedic #2 | Short |
2005 | The Suitor | Cindy Kwok | Short |
2006 | In Opposition | Colleen | Short |
2009 | The Last One | Abbie | Short |
2009 | Rose | Dead Thing | Short |
2009 | First Date | Kim | Short |
2009 | Polla/Mark | Polla | Short |
2009 | Fallen | Linda | Short |
2011 | The Tunnel | Lisa Lung | |
2012 | Dead Moon Circus | Rei Hino / Sailor Mars | |
2013 | Dead Moon Circus 2 | Rei Hino / Sailor Mars | |
2013 | The Salt Maiden | Rana | Short |
2014 | Ad Nauseam | Chlorine | |
2014 | Forget Me Not | Jennifer | |
2020 | Never Too Late | Lin | |
2020 | The Dry | Sandra Whitlam | |
2021 | Sydney Stories | Call Girl | |
2021 | Mary's Room | Shu | Short |
2022 | Dark Noise | Jill Croker |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | White Collar Blue | Housekeeper | "2.22" |
2007–11 | East West 101 | Jung Lim | Main role |
2008–09 | All Saints | Suzi Lau | Regular role |
2010 | Packed to the Rafters | Anh | "Out of the Comfort Zone" |
2011 | Crownies | Det. Karen Liu | Recurring role |
2012 | The Newtown Girls | Alex | Regular role |
2013–14 | Atomic Kingdom | Verity Long / Jade Long | "Elite", "Bound by Blood", "Bitter Kin" |
2013–16 | Please Like Me | Mae | Main role |
2014–15 | Wonderland | Song Luu | Recurring role |
2015 | Plonk | Lucy | "Barossa" |
2016 | The Weekend Shift | Emily | TV series |
2016 | Deep Water | Det. Ginger | TV miniseries |
2016-17 | The Secret Daughter | Vivienne Hart | 11 episodes |
2017 | Pulse | Monica Lee | 8 episodes |
2018 | Bite Club | Olivia | 1 episode |
2018 | Rake | Tina | 1 episode |
2017-21 | Little J & Big Cuz | Ms Chen | 40 episodes |
2019-20 | Reckoning | Marcy | 5 episodes |
2019 | Secret City | Helen Wu | 4 episodes |
2019 | Diary of an Uber Driver | Tess | 1 episode |
2019 | Preacher | TV Anchor | 2 episodes |
2021 | The Unusual Suspects | Detective Lim | TV miniseries |
2021 | Clickbait | Alice | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
2021 | Fires | Fiona Rocca | 1 episode |
2022 | The Tourist (TV series) | Marnie Brown | 2 episodes |
2022 | Bali 2002 | Joy Fong | 4 episodes |
2022 | Black Snow | Angie Zang | 4 episodes |
2022-23 | The PM's Daughter[16] | Deputy Principal | 5 episodes |
References
- ^ "Registers of Practitioners: Dr Renee Li-Yen Lim". Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Wilmoth, Peter (19 September 2012). "Never a dull moment". The Weekly Review. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Renee Lim". The South African TV Authority.
- ^ "Renee Lim interview". SBS One. 16 August 2012.
- ^ a b Yeap, Sue (16 August 2012). "Lim finds professional balance". The West Australian.
- ^ "Renee Lim... leading actress, presenter and medical doctor". Saxton Speakers Bureau.
- ^ "About — Past Shows". UNSW Medical Revue Society. 8 September 2017.
- S2CID 42463101.
- ^ Renee L. H. Lim, William J. O'Sullivan, Thomas S. Stewart. (1996.) "Isolation, characterization and expression of the gene encoding cytidine triphosphate synthetase from Giardia intestinalis", Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 78(1–2):249–57.
- YouTube
- ^ Hook, Chris (7 November 2011). "Justin Fleming's play Coup d'Etat stars Renee Lim". The Telegraph.
- ^ a b Hunter, Brooke. "Renee Lim East West 101 Interview". Femail.
- ^ "Dr Renee Lim". Sydney Medical School.
- ^ "Knapman Wyld Television". Archived from the original on 10 December 2007.
- ^ "IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "The PM's Daughter filming S2 | TV Tonight". 15 August 2022.
External links
- Renee Lim at IMDb