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Jun 23, 2023 · For ‘Joy Ride’ Director Adele Lim, Raunchy Comedy Is a Palate Cleanser. The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ scribe stakes her claim on the genre, complete with full-frontal nudity, while navigating...
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Lim was born in Malaysia and is of Malaysian Chinese descent. She attended Malaysia's Sri Aman Girls School in Petaling Jaya, in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor. She started writing as a teenager and undergraduate in the lifestyle section of a local daily. She graduated from Emerson College in Bostonwith a degree in TV/Film in 1996.
Lim started her career as a script coordinator for Xena: Warrior Princess, getting the job despite her resume being, as she described, "nonexistent". She has written for TV series such as One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected, Reign, Star-Crossed, Private Practice and Lethal Weapon. In 2018, Lim was the co-screenwriter for the 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians...
Adele Lim at IMDbAdele Lim in Writers Guild of America WestJul 27, 2023 · Meet Adele Lim, the genius co-writer behind Crazy Rich Asians and director of Joy Ride: 7 reasons we love the Malaysian-born Hollywood screenwriter, from pay equality campaigning to...
Mar 24, 2022 · Chinese Australian writer Amy Wang is replacing Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli as the sequel's sole screenwriter. Constance Wu stars as Rachel in "Crazy Rich Asians." Sanja Bucko / Warner...
Nov 8, 2023 · Adele Lim, the screenwriter behind “ Crazy Rich Asians ” and Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” animation, says that the opportunities for Asian filmmakers are growing as Hollywood is...
Mar 18, 2023 · Adele Lim, co-writer of "Crazy Rich Asians" on her new film "Joy Ride" and writing a raunchy comedy on her terms.