Kiki Lim Jiow Ting (born 28 March 2002)[1] is a Singaporean actress and singer.

Kiki Lim
Born (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)
Singapore
Other namesLin Zhaoting
EducationShuqun Secondary School
Alma materITE College West
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • model
  • TikTok personality
  • dancer
Years active2011–present
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese林昭婷
Simplified Chinese林昭婷
Hanyu PinyinLín Zhāotíng

Early life and career

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Lim has a brother who is eight years older. Her mother is a housewife and her father is a bus driver. Lim accredited her mother for cultivating her interest in performing since young, after finding out that Lim had a talent for singing when she was three. Lim's mother accompanied her to take part in various singing, dancing and storytelling competitions and Lim developed a passion for the entertainment industry in the process.[2] At the age of 7, Lim was one of the dancers at Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok's concert in Singapore.[1]

Lim began acting when she was 11, with a leading role in Channel 8 children's drama Little Detective. The following year in 2014, she appeared in the Okto series Wizard of Honey Street, as well as in the Suria series A&E .[2]

Lim has also appeared in ads for KFC Breakfast in 2011, Nickelodeon's anti bullying campaign in 2014 and a commercial for Cathay Cineplex in 2018.[1]

Lim took a hiatus from acting for four to five years to concentrate on her studies, attending an Institute of Technical Education, majoring in business. In 2016, Lim was cast in the English-language long-form drama Tanglin.[2]

In 2018, she took part in Huayi Brothers Icon Search, a large-scale talent competition in China. In 2019, Lim participated in the 11th edition of Mediacorp's Star Search and emerged as one of the Top 12 finalists.[1][3]

She has since gone on to appear in multiple Mediacorp drama series including Last Madame (2019), All Around You (2020), A Jungle Survivor (2020) and Live Your Dreams (2021).[4][5]

2022 saw Lim appearing in five Channel 8 drama series including Home Again, When Duty Calls 2, Dark Angel, Soul Doctor and Healing Heroes.[6][7]

Lim's other starring roles included Strike Gold (2023), Family Ties (2023) and Kill Sera Sera (2024).[8][9]

Filmography

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Lim has appeared in the following shows and films:[1][10][11]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Jump!
2013 Little Detective Zhi Xi Channel 8 children series also known as "A Boy Awakening"
2014 Wizard of Honey Street Okto series
A&E Suria series
2016–2017 Tanglin
2018 Lion Mums 3 Kylie Sng
2019 Tribes "Lion Mums" Spin-off
Last Madame Mui Gwai
Fresh Take – Pei Pei Pei Pei
2020 All Around You Han Fengling
Fresh Take 2 – Miss Haven't Huang Cai Ting
A Jungle Survivor Tammy
2021 All That Jess Katie
Live Your Dreams Breena Yip
The Heartland Hero Young Qingtian
2022 Home Again Mia
When Duty Calls 2 Wu Guanlin
Dark Angel Lin You Xuan [2][12]
Soul Doctor Liu Min Min
Healing Heroes Lin Yunxi [13]
2023 Strike Gold Mei Xiao Xiao
Family Ties Zizi
Stranger in the Dark Gu Mei [14]
2024 Kill Sera Sera Zhang Ting Ting [15]
To Be Loved Liao An Xin
Unforgivable Felicia Toh Only appear on M18 version

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 LTA Short Film Journey Short
2022 Deleted

Variety show

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  • Catch of the Day (2011; Channel 5)

Discography

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Extended plays

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Year Title Notes
2021 Vol.1 [16]
2021 Covers by K. [16]

Singles

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Year Song title Notes
2020 "Xin Nian Dao" MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21[17]
2021 "The Only Exception" [16]
2021 "Starry Sky Silhouette" [16]
2023 "Ni Wo Zhi Jian" Family Ties soundtrack[18]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2023 Star Awards Best Rising Star When Duty Calls 2 Nominated [19]
Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars Nominated
2024 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars Nominated [20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Kiki Lim". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mediacorp Actress Kiki Lim, 20, Was In A Viral TikTok That Now Has Over 26 Mil Views, So Why Isn't She Getting Any Attention?". 8days. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ "《才华横溢出新秀2019》12强互斗!". 优1周 – UWeekly. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Here Are The Star Search 2019 Finalists Like You've Never Seen Them Before". TODAY. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Kiki Lim Wants To Be A Respectable Actress The UrbanWire". The UrbanWire. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ "多产新人林昭婷". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 – 最时尚中文杂志. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "连拍三小时强暴戏 林昭婷反担心刘谦益没力气 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ 陈, 祎婷. "《黄金巨塔》卡士带你参观他们的租赁组屋". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ "陈泂江和林昭婷 带你参观他们的租赁组屋!". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Kiki Lim". mewatch. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Kiki Lim林昭婷". mewatch. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ "阿姐郑惠玉屹立不倒 戚玉武发现秘诀在此!". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  13. ^ "本地长寿剧尝新 进医院慢火加温 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  14. ^ 陈, 祎婷 (22 September 2023). "萧歆霓拍新剧频做噩梦 戏里戏外都有"永和李敏镐"英雄救美". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  15. ^ "宣萱温昇豪李铭顺三强飙戏 黄暄婷挑战性感舞娘并遭肢解 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d "Kiki Lim". Spotify. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  17. ^ "新年到 – Single by Teoh Ze Tong, Herman Keh, 叶佳昀, Juin The, Kiki Lim, 洪丽婷, Tyler Ten, 林子颖 & Zhai Siming". Apple Music. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Ni Wo Zhi Jian (Mediacorp Drama "Family Ties" Sub-Theme Song) – Single by Shane Pow & Kiki Lim". Apple Music. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  19. ^ "List of Star Awards 2023 Award Nominees". 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ "Taiwanese Host Matilda Tao, Korean Actor Kim Jae Hoon Among 94 Nominees Vying To Be Star Awards 2024 Most Popular Artistes". 8days. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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