Peggy Lu | |
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Alma mater | University of Colorado Denver |
Occupation(s) | Actress, pharmacist |
Years active | 1995–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).
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Now Chinatown | Aunt 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 | ||
Lee (Lianne X. Hu) trundles off to work from the tiny apartment she shares with her bossy aunt (Peggy Lu)