Jessica Lu is an American actress, model, and spokesperson.
Background
Lu was born in Schaumburg, Illinois on April 18, 1985 and is of Chinese descent. 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
Education
As a child, she attended Hanover Highlands Elementary School located in Hanover Park, Illinois, Robert Frost Junior High in Schaumburg, Illinois, and James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Career
She is best known for her portrayal of Ming Huang on the Music Television television series Awkward. She has a younger brother, Andy. She went on to attend Columbia College Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, 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 descent.
Jessica has modeled in print ads for Got Milk?, OshKosh B"Gosh, Claire"s, Parisian, Lands" End, Chicago Place, and Carson Pirie Scott. Her modeling career also includes commercial work for Kaiser Permanente, Samsung, McDonalds, Ford Motors, and Orville Redenbacher"son
Jessica is an advocate for Love Is Louder Than the Pressure to Be Perfect, which addresses the issues of bullying, depression and discrimination as well as the Trevor Project, an organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for the LGBTQ community. Jessica resides in Los Angeles with her dog, Oprah, and her cat, Lucky.