Pik-Sen Lim

Pik-Sen Lim
Born
Lim Phaik-Seng

(1944-09-15)15 September 1944
Died9 June 2025(2025-06-09) (aged 80)
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Alma materLondon School of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice artist
Years active1964–2025
SpouseDon Houghton (m. 1968; div. 198?)
Children1
Chinese name
Chinese林碧笙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Bìshēng
Hakka
RomanizationLìm Pit-sên
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLam4 Bik1 Sang1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLîm Phaik-seng

Pik-Sen Lim (Chinese: 林碧笙; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Phaik-seng, 15 September 1944 – 9 June 2025) was a British actress. Of Chinese ancestry, Lim was born in British Malaya and migrated to Britain to pursue a career in acting when she was 16. According to the British Film Institute, Lim was "the most familiar Chinese actor on British television screens in the 1970s and 80s."

Lim's notable roles include Chin Lee in the 1971 Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil, Chung Su-Lee on the ITV sitcom Mind Your Language (1977–79), Tsai Adams on the military drama Spearhead (1978–81), and the killer cleaner in Johnny English Reborn (2011). She was also the narrator for the Dark Souls video game series.

Lim died on 9 June 2025, at the age of 80.