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'''Summer Glau''' (born [[July 24]], [[1981]] in [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], [[Texas]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[dancer]] and [[actor|actress]], best known for her role as [[River Tam]] in the short-lived [[science fiction]] series ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and follow-up movie ''[[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]''. She now appears on the [[Fox network]] TV series ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. |
'''Summer Glau''' (born [[July 24]], [[1981]] in [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], [[Texas]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[dancer]] and [[actor|actress]], best known for her role as [[River Tam]] in the short-lived [[science fiction]] series ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and follow-up movie ''[[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]''. She now appears on the [[Fox network]] TV series ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. She is also fine as hell. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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 Summer Glau at the 2005 Serenity Flanvention | |
| Years active | 2002—present |
| Website | Official website |
Summer Glau (born July 24, 1981 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American dancer and actress, best known for her role as River Tam in the short-lived science fiction series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity. She now appears on the Fox network TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She is also fine as hell.
Biography
Career
Glau was classically trained as a ballerina and also studied tango and flamenco. A professional dancer since age 12, Glau relocated to Los Angeles in 2002. She appeared in a few television commercials, but Glau's first television credit was a guest role as a ballerina on the 2002 episode "Waiting in the Wings" (episode 3x13) of the television series Angel. There she caught the eye of producer Joss Whedon, who later cast her in Firefly as River Tam.
Glau appears on the episode "Love Conquers Al" (1x06) of the TV series Cold Case. She has a small role in the film Sleepover, in which she plays a high school senior named Shelly. Summer appeared in the CSI episode "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?", and the second season of The Unit; portraying Crystal Burns, the girlfriend of Jeremy Erhart.
Glau plays Tess Doerner, a paranoid schizophrenic returnee in the second season premiere of The 4400 (episode "Wake-Up Call"), and the season three episodes "The Ballad of Kevin and Tess", "Terrible Swift Sword" and "Fifty-Fifty". Her character has the power to compel people to do whatever she wants.
Glau stars in the science fiction film, Mammoth, which was filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., and Bucharest, Romania.
Glau was voted Best Actress of 2005 by readers of SFX magazine for her portrayal of River Tam in Serenity. Glau also won a 2006 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in Serenity[1] and was runner up for Best Actress/Movie in the SyFy Genre Awards for 2006.[2]
Glau was cast in a TV movie on ABC Family called The Initiation of Sarah.
In The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a series that debuted January 13, 2008, Glau plays the role of Cameron Phillips, a Terminator infiltration unit sent back to protect John Connor and Sarah Connor from Skynet.[3]
Personal life
She is of Scots-Irish and German descent. Glau revealed in April 2007 that she is in a relationship with American actor Daniel Wisler.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Angel | Prima Ballerina | Television episode ("Waiting in the Wings") |
| 2002-2003 | Firefly | River Tam | Television series |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Paige Pratt | Television episode ("Love Conquers Al") |
| 2004 | Sleepover | Ticket Girl | Feature film |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mandy Cooper | Television episode ("What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?") | |
| 2005 | Serenity | River Tam | Feature film |
| 2006 | Mammoth | Jack | Television film |
| The Initiation of Sarah | Lindsey Goodwin | Television film | |
| 2006-2007 | The Unit | Crystal Burns | Television episodes ("Extreme Rendition", "Force Majeure", "Report by Exception", "The Broom Cupboard", "Johnny B. Good", "The Water is Wide " and "Outsiders") |
| The 4400 | Tess Doerner | Television episodes ("Wake Up Call", "The Ballad of Kevin and Tess", "Terrible Swift Sword", "Fifty-Fifty", "The Wrath of Graham", "Daddy's Little Girl", "Ghost in the Machine" and "Tiny Machines") | |
| 2008 | The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Cameron Phillips | Television series |
References
- ^ Saturn Awards winners page
- ^ "SyfyPortal Awards". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ "Serenity Comes to Sarah Connor". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ http://www.summer-glau.net/int_s-gnet.php
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