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), 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), 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. She appeared in the film Now Chinatown, with Lu playing the role of Aunt Jiang. Lu also has appeared in numerous film and television series as a guest star, including Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, NCIS: Los Angeles, Animal Kingdom, and Always Be My Maybe, amongst others.
She is fluent in Mandarin and English.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2000 Now Chinatown Aunt Jiang 2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Mother Chen 2018 Venom Mrs. Chen 2019 Always Be My Maybe Mrs. Tran 2020 Run Sweetheart Run Korean Woman 2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage Mrs. Chen Chen's Market Promotional web series 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Archival footage 2024 Venom: The Last Dance
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External links
Peggy Lu at POC Culture Interview