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Jessica Lu Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1985-04-18

Birthplace:
Schaumburg, Illinois, USA

Credits:
20 Total Roles

Jessica Lu

Acting

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Biography

Jessica Lu (April 18, 1985) is an American actress, model, and spokesperson. She is best known for her portrayal of Ming Huang on the MTV television series Awkward.

Lu was born in Schaumburg, Illinois on April 18, 1985. She has a younger brother, Andy. As a child, she attended Hanover Highlands Elementary School located in Hanover Park, Illinois, Robert Frost Junior High, and James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Jessica grew up in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois, where she spent her childhood and high school days developing her love of theater and the performing arts. She went on to attend Columbia College Chicago, where she starred as the lead role in the musical Flower Drum Song, before graduating with an honors degree in Musical Theatre Performance. She is of Chinese and Japanese decent.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2019 Line of Duty MOVIE Clover Nestel
2018 God Friended Me TV Joy
2018 Bedtime Story MOVIE Coco
2018 Reverie TV Alexis Barrett
2017 Saving the Human Race TV Emma
2017 From Straight A's to XXX MOVIE Amanda
2016 The girls I know... get their hands dirty. MOVIE Steph
2015 Weird Loners TV Molly
2015 Diyu MOVIE Li Xia
2014 Smart Pipe MOVIE Scout Condor

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