Peggy Lu

{{short description|American actress}}

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| occupation = Actress, pharmacist

| alma_mater = University of Colorado Denver

| years_active = 1995–present

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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),{{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}}{{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}} Venom: The Last Dance (2024),https://gizmodo.com/chiwetel-ejiofor-venom-3-mordo-mcu-tom-hardy-last-dance-1851516092 the promotional web series Chen's Market (2021),{{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}} 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.{{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 }} She appeared in the film Now Chinatown, with Lu playing the role of Aunt Jiang.{{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 }} Lu also has appeared in numerous film and television series as a guest star, including Kung Pow: Enter the Fist,{{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 }} NCIS: Los Angeles,{{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 }} Animal Kingdom, and Always Be My Maybe,{{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 }} amongst others.

She is fluent in Mandarin and English.