Peggy Lu
Born
New York City, United States
Alma materUniversity of Colorado Denver
Occupation(s)Actress, pharmacist
Years active1995–present

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),[1][2] and the promotional web series Chen's Market (2021),[3] a role she made a cameo as in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

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.[4] 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.[5] Lu also has appeared in numerous film and television series as a guest star, including Kung Pow: Enter the Fist,[6] NCIS: Los Angeles,[7] Animal Kingdom, and Always Be My Maybe,[8] amongst others.

She currently resides in New York. She is fluent in Mandarin and English.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Now Chinatown Aunt Jiang
2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Mother Chen [6]
2011 Qwerty Rudy's Mother
2018 Venom Mrs. Chen [1]
2019 Always Be My Maybe Mrs. Tran [4][8]
2020 Run Sweetheart Run Mrs. Chen Credited as "Korean Woman"
2021 NCIS: Los Angeles Mrs. Nin [7]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Mrs. Chen and Venom [2]
Chen's Market Mrs. Chen Promotional web series[3]
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live-action cameo role

References

  1. ^ a b "Actress Peggy Lu Gains a Friend and Protector in Sony's Blockbuster Marvel Superhero Movie 'Venom'". pitchengine. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Billington, Alex (May 10, 2021). "He's Back! First Trailer for 'Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage' Arrives". FirstShowing.net. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Come eat at Chen's Market! Sony Pictures Venom @akapeggylu #venom #lettherebecarnage #marvel. Santana Maynard. December 8, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ a b c "Actress PEGGY LU Gets Motherly Ali Wong in New Netflix Rom-Com 'ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE' Releasing May 31, 2019". pitchengine. May 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Now Chinatown review". Variety. December 2000. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021. Lee (Lianne X. Hu) trundles off to work from the tiny apartment she shares with her bossy aunt (Peggy Lu)
  6. ^ a b Mills, Phil (April 4, 2015). "Kung Pow: Enter The Fist". Far East Films. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Nin - NCIS Los Angeles". TV Maze. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Who Is Ali Wong's Mom in Netflix Rom-Com 'Always Be My Maybe'?". 2paragraphs. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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