Kiki Lim

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.

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 23) Singapore
Other names	Lin Zhaoting
Education	Shuqun Secondary School
Alma mater	ITE College West
Occupations	Actress singer model TikTok personality dancer
Years active	2011–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instrument	Vocals
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	林昭婷
Simplified Chinese	林昭婷
Hanyu Pinyin	Lín Zhāotíng

Early life and career

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

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

Television series

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
2025	Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story	Ah Ju

Film

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

Variety show

• Catch of the Day (2011; Channel 5)

Discography

Extended plays

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

Singles

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

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]
2025	Star Awards	Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars	—	Nominated	[21]