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Renee Lim

Renee Lim

Actor · Born August 11, 1978 (48) · Perth, Australia

Renee Lim (born August 11, 1978) is an Australian actress, dancer, presenter, medical doctor and lecturer. Born in Perth, Australia, she graduated from Hampton Senior High School and attended the University of New South Wales, to study medicine. When she's not acting or performing in one of her entertainment fields, she works as a doctor in Sydney, Australia and as a lecturer at the Northern Clinical School. She is best known for her roles as Constable Jung Lim in East West 101, Mae in Please Like Me and her recurring role as Vivienne Hart in The Secret Daughter.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 11, 1978 (48)
From
Perth, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 8% in 30 days

What are Renee Lim's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Survival
27%
Bonds
25%
Society
6%
Morality
4%
Ideas
4%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Joyful
4
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Renee Lim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Renee Lim's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Last Anniversary(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Vesna

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • According to Otto(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Five Blind Dates(2024)

    as Jing

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Happy New Year, Ms. Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Stella

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Black Snow(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Senior Sergeant Angie Zhang

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bali 2002(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Joy Fong

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The PM's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Deputy Principal Tan

  • The Tourist(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marnie Brown

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Fiona Rocca

  • Sydney Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Call Girl

  • The Unusual Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Detective Claudia Lin

  • The Dry(2020)

    as Sandra Whitlam · as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Never Too Late(2020)

    as Lin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man(2020)

    as Doctor Lee

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Fragmentary(2019)

    as Rita MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Diary of an Uber Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tess

  • Bite Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Olivia

  • Pulse(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Monica Lee

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Outbreak Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Doctor

  • Little J & Big Cuz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 14 episodes · as Miss Chen (voice)

  • Deep Water(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Detective Ginger

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Secret City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Helen Wu

  • Preacher(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as TV Anchor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Ad Nauseam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Chlorine

  • Please Like Me(2013)

    Show 22 episodes · as Mae

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Newtown Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Alex

  • The Tunnel(2011)

    as Lisa Lung

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Last One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Abbie

  • East West 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jung Lim

  • White Collar Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Housekeeper

  • Mary's Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Shu

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 2002 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The Invisible Man (2020)

$144M worldwide

Highest rated

Please Like Me (2013)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Invisible Man (2020)

Film career

20022025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 32 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Renee Lim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

According to Otto (2025)

84th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Please Like Me (2013)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Renee Lim's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Renee Lim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Renee Lim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Grant shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers