Peggy Lu

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Peggy Lu
Alma mater University of Colorado Denver
Occupation(s) Actress, pharmacist
Years active1995–present

Peggy Lu is an American actress and pharmacist, best known for her role as convenience store entrepreneur and Venom host Mrs. Chen in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) films Venom (2018), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), [1] [2] Venom: The Last Dance (2024), [3] the promotional web series Chen's Market (2021), [4] and as a cameo role in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

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Lu is the daughter of an 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. [5] She appeared in the film Now Chinatown, with Lu playing the role of Aunt Jiang. [6] Lu also has appeared in numerous film and television series as a guest star, including Kung Pow: Enter the Fist , [7] NCIS: Los Angeles , [8] Animal Kingdom , and Always Be My Maybe , [9] amongst others.

She is fluent in Mandarin and English. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Now ChinatownAunt Jiang
2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Mother Chen [7]
2018 Venom Mrs. Chen [1]
2019 Always Be My Maybe Mrs. Tran [5] [9]
2020 Run Sweetheart Run Korean Woman
2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Mrs. Chen [2]
Chen's Market Promotional web series [4]
2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live-action cameo role
2024 Venom: The Last Dance

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