Overview

• Lim’s death on June 16, 2025, at age 80 was confirmed by Malaysian newspaper The Malay Mail.
• Born in British Malaya, she moved to England at 16 to pursue an acting career.
• She rose to fame in the 1970s sitcom Mind Your Language and went on to appear in Doctor Who, Coronation Street, The Bill, Johnny English Reborn, Vampire Academy and the HBO series The Nevers.
• She provided the iconic voiceover narration for the Dark Souls video game series, debuting in the 2011 original and returning for Dark Souls 3 in 2016.
• Industry peers such as Daniel York Loh and Barnaby Edwards, along with fans, lauded her wit, talent and role in broadening representation on British screens.