Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 18, 1985
Place of Birth:
Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
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Jessica Lu
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Better Man | TV Host |
| 2019 | Line of Duty | Clover Nestel |
| 2018 | Bedtime Story | Coco |
| 2017 | From Straight A's to XXX | Amanda |
| 2016 | The girls I know... get their hands dirty. | Steph |
| 2015 | Diyu | Li Xia |
| 2014 | About Last Night | Ad Executive |
| 2014 | The Young Kieslowski | Hi Jing |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Reverie | Alexis Barrett |
| 2018 | God Friended Me | Joy |
| 2017 | Saving the Human Race | Emma |
| 2015 | Weird Loners | Molly |
| 2014 | Red Band Society | Mae |
| 2013 | Storytellers | Mai Himura |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Tabitha |
| 2011 | Awkward. | Ming Huang |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Babe |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Kai Ng |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Jean |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lily |