Peggy Lu
Peggy Lu is an American actress and pharmacist, best known for her supporting role as convenience store entrepreneur and Venom host Mrs.
Chen in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) films Venom (2018) and Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and the promotional web series Chen's Market (2021), a role she made a cameo as in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
Peggy Lu | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Denver |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, pharmacist |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Lu was born in New York City, the daughter of a Taiwanese immigrant couple who settled in the US. Before pursuing her acting dreams, Lu followed her parents’ advice to attend higher education. She received a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Colorado Denver. After graduating, she moved back to New York, where she began her professional acting career and also worked as a pharmacist. Her first movie is Now Chinatown, with Lu playing the role of Aunt Jiang. Lu also has appeared in numerous film and television series as a guest star, including Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, NCIS: Los Angeles, Animal Kingdom, and Always Be My Maybe, amongst others.
She currently resides in New York. She is fluent in Mandarin and English.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Now Chinatown | Aunt Jiang | |
| 2002 | Kung Pow: Enter the Fist | Mother Chen | |
| 2011 | Qwerty | Rudy's Mother | |
| 2018 | Venom | Mrs. Chen | |
| 2019 | Always Be My Maybe | Mrs. Tran | |
| 2020 | Run Sweetheart Run | Mrs. Chen | Credited as "Korean Woman" |
| 2021 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mrs. Nin | |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Mrs. Chen and Venom | ||
| Chen's Market | Mrs. Chen | Promotional web series | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Live-action cameo role |
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