Suzanna Son in “Monster: The Ed Gein Story.”
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Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story, starring Charlie Hunnam in the title role, features Suzanna Son in the pivotal role of Adeline Watkins. What else has Son starred in?
The third season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true crime series about infamous American killers, Monster: The Ed Gein Story was preceded by Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story in 2022 and Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story in 2024.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story chronicles the story of an isolated Wisconsin farmer, Ed Gein, who, following the death of his domineering mother, Augusta (Laurie Metcalf), embarked on a reign of terror in the town of Plainville, Wis., in the 1950s, including murder and exhuming the bodies of women from several graves.
Fascinated with the shocking actions of the infamous Nazi war criminal, Ilse Koch (Vickey Krieps), Gein uses the skin and bones of his murder victims and the corpses he digs up to turn his farmhouse into a house of horrors.
Son stars as Adline Watkins, a friend of Gein’s who eventually became romantically involved with the loner. Watkins’ account of the relationship in a 1957 Stevens Point Journal article (via Biography), however, noted that an interview she gave to the Minneapolis Tribune two weeks earlier said the account of the romance “was exaggerated.”
Born on Oct. 31, 1995, in Hamilton, Mont., Son’s work in the entertainment industry began as a singer and songwriter — talents the musician was eventually able to utilize in some of her screen projects. Below are some of Son’s major film and television credits, which may explain to viewers of Monster: The Ed Gein Story why she looks so familiar.
Suzanna Son and Simon Rex in “Red Rocket.”
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‘Red Rocket’ (2021)
Suzanna Son made her feature film debut in the A24 indie Red Rocket, a dark romantic comedy directed by Sean Baker (Anora).
Simon Rex stars in the film as Mikey, a down-and-out former porn star who returns to his hometown in Texas after spending 17 years in Los Angeles in hopes of starting over again. After Mikey convinces his estranged wife, Lexi (Bree Elrod), to temporarily move into her house, they eventually fall back into a romantic relationship.
Things get complicated, though, when Mikey meets and falls for Strawberry (Son), who works in a local donut shop.
Son’s turn in Red Rocket earned the first-time actor an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female.
Suzanna Son in “The Idol.”
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‘The Idol’ (2023)
Suzanna Son made her television acting debut in The Idol, which ran for one season on HBO Max.
The series follows Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), a pop superstar trying to make a comeback a year after having an emotional breakdown over the loss of her mother. While trying to get back into a groove, Jocelyn falls under the spell of Tedros (The Weeknd), a successful club owner and charismatic cult leader.
Son plays Chloe, a talented musician who is one of Tedros’ most ardent followers.
Suzanna Son in “Fear Street: Prom Queen.”
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‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ (2025)
Suzanna Son stars in one of the principal roles in Fear Street: Prom Queen, the fourth slasher movie in Netflix’s Fear Street adaptations based on the book series by famed Goosebumps author R.L. Stine.
Son stars in Fear Street: Prom Queen as Megan, the best friend of Lori (India Fowler), a teenager in the late 1980s who has been ostracized by her classmates over rumors that her mother murdered her father. Lori is a candidate for prom queen at her high school’s senior prom, but the celebration turns to terror when a masked killer begins murdering her fellow competitors.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story also stars Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Addison Rae, and Leslie Manville. All eight episodes of Monster: The Ed Gein Story are streaming on Netflix.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/10/07/why-does-adeline-from-monster-the-ed-gein-story-look-so-familiar/
