《Mind Your Language》chiobu actress passed away aged 80

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Penang-born actress Lim Pik-Sen from Mind Your Language dies at 80​

Lim Pik-Sen shot to stardom for portraying Chinese student Chung Su-Lee in the sitcom Mind Your Language.PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

UPDATED Jun 14, 2025, 06:44 PM

PETALING JAYA - Penang-born Lim Pik-Sen, who shot to stardom for her role in British sitcom Mind Your Language, died on June 9 at the age of 80.

The British actress was born in 1944 to businessman Lim Cheng-Teik and pursued her early education in Penang before leaving for Britain to study acting when she was just 17.

Her given birth name was Lim Phaik-Seng, but she changed it to “Pik-Sen” since her British friends would mispronounce “Phaik” as “fake”.

Well-known for her appearance in sitcom Mind Your Language from 1977 to 1986, she played Chinese student Chung Su-Lee and spoke broken English in a Chinese accent for the role, although Lim was fluent in the language.

Portrayed as a staunch follower of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong in the show, her character was known to hilariously whip out a “little red book” and recite verses on communism.

Apart from the sitcom, she also acted in more than 30 other movies, dramas and TV series between 1964 and 2023, such as Dr Who, General Hospital and The Professionals.


Among the shows Lim had acted in in recent years were TV and drama series such as Vampire Academy, The Nevers and This Way Up.


She also played the “killer cleaner” in the 2011 movie Johnny English Reborn alongside actors Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson and Dominic West. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

 

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RIP Ms Lim. Her acting career was based on humiliating her own race for entertainment. Her inability to pronounce the "R" sound and constant displays of political brainwashing must have sent so many audiences rip roaring in laughter.

But she can rest assured her legacy will be carried forward by thousands of fake angmor sinkies who are in love with the cartoon image of themselves

 

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