
Young Sookie was present in a couple episodes, with multiple actresses playing the character's younger self, including actress Lily Bigham. regional nicknames for Susannah or Susan (Hebrew, "Lily"). And "Stackhouse" just flowed right after it".

When naming the character Harris decided to use her grandmother's best friend's name because "it was a fine old Southern nickname, I thought it would do well for my heroine. Harris went on to establish the protagonist of the series. And since people had told me for years that I had a great sense of humor, I thought it would be interesting to try to include that in the book, too". The author said that to do this she would include "all the elements I loved: mystery, the supernatural, bloody adventure, and a dash of romance. Harris stated that she decided to "shake up my writing style by trying something new". In HBO's television adaptation, True Blood, Sookie is portrayed by Anna Paquin. Sookie Stackhouse is a fictional character and protagonist of The Southern Vampire Mysteries book series, written by Charlaine Harris.
