Vedette Lim (born November 14, 1979) is an American actress.
Early life Lim was born in Arizona 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.
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.
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. That same year, she appeared alongside Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in Ivan Reitman's romantic comedy No Strings Attached.
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. She has also voiced a character in the Halo 4 video game.
In 2013, she joined the cast of Chicago Fire in a recurring role as Devon, the girlfriend of paramedic Leslie Shay (Lauren German).
Since 2019, she has portrayed FBI analyst Elise Taylor in the CBS series FBI. Also in 2019, she appeared as Sharon Lim in the series Magnum P.I.
As of 2024, she stars in the Netflix series 3 Body Problem as Vera Ye.
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 - present FBI FBI Analyst Elise Taylor Recurring Cast: Season 2- present 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)
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