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{{short description|American actress}}
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'''Peggy Lu''' is an American [[actress]] and [[pharmacist]], best known for her role as [[convenience store]] entrepreneur and [[Venom (Sony's Spider-Man Universe)|Venom host]] Mrs. Chen in the [[Sony's Spider-Man Universe]] (SSU) films ''[[Venom (2018 film)|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 ''[[Venom: Let There Be Carnage#Marketing|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 (TV series)|Animal Kingdom]]'', and ''[[Always Be My Maybe (2019 film)|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"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''Now Chinatown''
| Aunt Jiang
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|-
| 2002
| ''[[Kung Pow: Enter the Fist]]''
| Mother Chen
| <ref name="Kung Pow" />
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]''
| Mrs. Chen
| <ref name="LuRole" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Always Be My Maybe (2019 film)|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" />
|-
| ''[[Venom: Let There Be Carnage#Marketing|Chen's Market]]''
| Promotional [[web series]]<ref name="Chen's Market" />
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''
| [[Live-action]] [[cameo role]]
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Venom: The Last Dance]]''
|
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0523742}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American actresses of Taiwanese descent]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century American pharmacists]]
[[Category:Women pharmacists]]
[[Category:University of Colorado Denver alumni]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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