Jessica Lu

Born: 1985-04-18

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.


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From Straight A's to XXX

as Amanda
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Line of Duty

as Clover Nestel
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About Last Night

as Ad Executive
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The Young Kieslowski

as Hi Jing
Released: 2014-06-14

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The girls I know... get their hands dirty.

as Steph
Released: 2016-09-01

Stranded in the middle of the desert, a filmmaker attempts to change her flat tire in order to...

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Lily
First aired: 2000-10-06

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...

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Two and a Half Men

as Jean
First aired: 2003-09-22

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and...

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American Horror Story

as Babe
First aired: 2011-10-05

An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a...

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Awkward.

as Ming Huang
First aired: 2011-07-19

An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes...

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Law & Order: LA

as Kai Ng
First aired: 2010-09-29

From the tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD’s elite Robbery Homicide...

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God Friended Me

as Joy
First aired: 2018-09-30

A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God...

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The New Normal

as Tabitha
First aired: 2012-09-10

Los Angeles couple Bryan and David have successful careers and a loving relationship and are...

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Mortal Kombat: Legacy

as Whitney (uncredited)
First aired: 2011-04-12

The first season of Mortal Kombat Legacy is a prequel to the original game, explaining the...

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Red Band Society

as Mae
First aired: 2014-09-17

Children and teenagers become friends in a hospital where they are all patients. Together they...

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Reverie

as Alexis Barrett
First aired: 2018-05-30

A former detective specializing in human behavior is brought in when the launch of an advanced...

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Storytellers

as Mai Himura
First aired: 2013-12-22

Six friends join together to tell a story that becomes increasingly dangerous and frightening....

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