Jessica Lu
Born: 1985-04-18 in Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Better Man as TV Host
2019
- Line of Duty as Clover Nestel
2018
- God Friended Me as Joy
- Reverie as Alexis Barrett
- Bedtime Story as Coco
2017
- From Straight A's to XXX as Amanda
- Saving the Human Race as Emma
2016
2015
- Weird Loners as Molly
- Diyu as Li Xia
2014
- Red Band Society as Mae
- About Last Night as Ad Executive
- The Young Kieslowski as Hi Jing
- Smart Pipe as Scout Condor
2013
- Storytellers as Mai Himura
2012
- The New Normal as Tabitha
2011
- American Horror Story as Babe
- Awkward. as Ming Huang
2010
- Law & Order: LA as Kai Ng
2003
- Two and a Half Men as Jean
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Lily