Suzanna Son

Suzanna Son is an American film actress, musician and model known for the role of Strawberry in Red Rocket. She has been nominated for a Gotham Award and an Independent Spirit Award. Early and personal life Suzanna Son was born in Hamilton, Montana, but grew up in rural Washington state. She attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where she majored in classical music before changing her major to musical theatre. She ultimately dropped out during her second year. In April 2023, Son married her girlfriend Ana Bedayo. Career In 2018, Son was approached by director Sean Baker outside a screening of Gus Van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot at the Arclight Hollywood Cinema. Baker asked her to audition for his upcoming film but did not call her back for two years. The film, Red Rocket was released in 2021 and featured Son in the lead role as a 17-year-old girl in South Texas who gets into a relationship with a former porn star. The film was her first feature role; prior to Red Rocket, Son had appeared in a "risque" low-budget short film. Son was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Performer and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role.