Sue Lor

Sue Lor is a supporting protagonist in the 2008 movie Gran Torino. She was portrayed by Ahney Her.

History
Sue was a teenage Hmong girl who's family immigrated to the united states, and became neighbors with a veteran named Walt Kowalski. One day, Walt helped her get away from a group of delinquents, and in return she invited him to a feast her family was having. Walt was very judgmental towards foreigners because of past experiences, but reluctantly accepted. Thanks to Sue, Walt began to lower his defenses and grew a fondness for the the Hmong-family.

However, after Sue's brotherThao was assaulted by a street-gang led by his cousin Fong, Walt confronted the gang and threatened to kill them if they repeated this action. Fong took this as a challenge and with the help of his gang, he violently beat Sue (and presumably raped her) and unloaded a barrage of gunfire towards her family. However, no one in the family wanted to testify, so Fong escaped custody.

Walt however managed to get Fong and his cohorts arrested by manipulating them into shooting him with several witnesses present, thus ensuring the safety of Sue and her family. Sue, Thao and their mother attended Walt's funeral and later inherited his Gran Torino and dog Daisy.

Personality
Sue is sassy, intelligent and sensible, knowing very well what she wants to do with her life, in contrast to her insecure brother Thao. She refuses to let anyone push her around and has very little respect for anarchists like Fong, who'm she tries to keep as far away from Thao as possible. But she appreciates kindness and quickly takes a liking to Walt after he saves her, even starting to tease him by calling him "Wally". The two of them grow a strong mutual respect and often mock each other playfully.

She's speaks English fluidly and is very understanding, and thus often serves as a translator and cultural bridge between Walt and her family.