{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Peggy Lu | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress, pharmacist | alma_mater = University of Colorado Denver | 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),<ref name="LuRole">{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2018 |title=Actress Peggy Lu Gains a Friend and Protector in Sony's Blockbuster Marvel Superhero Movie {{'}}''Venom''{{'}} |url=https://pitchengine.com/spotlightprcompany/2018/12/11/actress-peggy-lu-gains-a-friend-and-protector/002518577395865425844 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510141434/https://pitchengine.com/spotlightprcompany/2018/12/11/actress-peggy-lu-gains-a-friend-and-protector/002518577395865425844 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |access-date=May 14, 2021 |website=pitchengine}}</ref><ref name="LuV2">{{Cite web |last=Billington |first=Alex |date=May 10, 2021 |title=He's Back! First Trailer for {{'}}''Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage''{{'}} Arrives |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2021/hes-back-first-trailer-for-venom-2-let-there-be-carnage-arrives/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510133223/https://www.firstshowing.net/2021/hes-back-first-trailer-for-venom-2-let-there-be-carnage-arrives/ |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |access-date=May 15, 2021 |website=FirstShowing.net}}</ref> ''Venom: The Last Dance'' (2024),<ref>https://gizmodo.com/chiwetel-ejiofor-venom-3-mordo-mcu-tom-hardy-last-dance-1851516092</ref> the promotional web series ''Chen's Market'' (2021),<ref name="Chen's Market">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.facebook.com/SantanaCosplay/videos/596019524823090|title=''Come eat at'' Chen's Market''! Sony Pictures'' Venom ''@akapeggylu #venom #lettherebecarnage #marvel''|date=December 8, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2021|url-status=live|via=Facebook|work=Santana Maynard|archive-date=October 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004183227/https://www.facebook.com/SantanaCosplay/videos/596019524823090}}</ref> 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.<ref name="drpeggylu">{{cite web |url=https://pitchengine.com/spotlightprcompany/2019/05/21/actress-peggy-lu-gets-motherly-ali-wong-in-ne/002518438385877076823 |title=Actress PEGGY LU Gets Motherly Ali Wong in New Netflix Rom-Com {{'}}''ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE''{{'}} Releasing May 31, 2019 |last= |first= |date=May 21, 2019 |website=pitchengine |publisher= |access-date=December 9, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209123116/https://pitchengine.com/spotlightprcompany/2019/05/21/actress-peggy-lu-gets-motherly-ali-wong-in-ne/002518438385877076823 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She appeared in the film ''Now Chinatown'', with Lu playing the role of Aunt Jiang.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/now-chinatown-1200466082/ |title=Now Chinatown review |last= |first= |date=December 2000 |website=Variety |publisher= |access-date=December 9, 2021 |quote=''Lee (Lianne X. Hu) trundles off to work from the tiny apartment she shares with her bossy aunt (Peggy Lu)'' |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208152908/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/now-chinatown-1200466082/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lu also has appeared in numerous film and television series as a guest star, including ''Kung Pow: Enter the Fist'',<ref name="Kung Pow">{{cite web |url=https://www.fareastfilms.com/?review_post_type=kung-pow-enter-the-fist |title=''Kung Pow: Enter The Fist'' |last=Mills |first=Phil |date=April 4, 2015 |website=Far East Films |publisher= |access-date=December 9, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209135218/https://www.fareastfilms.com/?review_post_type=kung-pow-enter-the-fist |url-status=live }}</ref> ''NCIS: Los Angeles'',<ref name="NCIS">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/561369/ncis-los-angeles-nin |title=Nin - ''NCIS Los Angeles'' |last= |first= |date= |website=TV Maze |publisher= |access-date=December 9, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195432/https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/561369/ncis-los-angeles-nin |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Animal Kingdom'', and ''Always Be My Maybe'',<ref name="Always">{{cite web |url=https://2paragraphs.com/2019/06/who-is-ali-wongs-mom-in-netflix-rom-com-always-be-my-maybe/ |title=Who Is Ali Wong's Mom in Netflix Rom-Com {{'}}''Always Be My Maybe''{{'}}? |last= |first= |date= 19 September 2018|website=2paragraphs |publisher= |access-date=December 9, 2021 |quote= |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208152943/https://2paragraphs.com/2019/06/who-is-ali-wongs-mom-in-netflix-rom-com-always-be-my-maybe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> amongst others.
She is fluent in Mandarin and English.<ref name=drpeggylu />
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 2000 | ''Now Chinatown'' | Aunt Jiang | |- | 2002 | ''Kung Pow: Enter the Fist'' | Mother Chen | <ref name="Kung Pow" /> |- | 2018 | ''Venom'' | Mrs. Chen | <ref name="LuRole" /> |- | 2019 | ''Always Be My Maybe'' | Mrs. Tran | <ref name="drpeggylu" /><ref name="Always" /> |- | 2020 | ''Run Sweetheart Run'' | Korean Woman | |- | rowspan="2" |2021 | ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' | rowspan="4" | Mrs. Chen | <ref name="LuV2" /> |- | ''Chen's Market'' | Promotional web series<ref name="Chen's Market" /> |- | 2023 | ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' | Archival footage |- | 2024 | ''Venom: The Last Dance'' | |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0523742}} * Peggy Lu at [https://pocculture.com/interview-peggy-lu-gives-life-to-mrs-chen-in-venom-the-last-dance/ POC Culture Interview]
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