Summer Glau facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Summer Glau
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Glau at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion
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| Born | July 24, 1981 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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Val Morrison
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| Children | 2 |
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Summer Glau (born July 24, 1981) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy TV shows. Some of her most famous characters include River Tam in Firefly and Serenity. She also played Cameron in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Isabel Rochev in Arrow.
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About Summer Glau's Early Life
Summer Glau was born in San Antonio, Texas. She grew up there with her two younger sisters. Her mom was a schoolteacher, and her dad was a builder. Summer has a mix of Scots-Irish and German family background.
Summer received a scholarship to join a ballet company. She was homeschooled from third grade through high school. This allowed her to focus on her ballet training. Besides classical ballet, she also learned tango and flamenco dancing. However, a broken toe ended her dancing career. In 2002, Summer moved to Los Angeles to become an actress.
Summer Glau's Acting Career
Starting Out: Early Roles
Summer Glau's first TV role was in 2002. She appeared in an episode of the show Angel. In this episode, she played a main ballerina.
After meeting director Joss Whedon on Angel, Summer was chosen for his TV series Firefly. She played River Tam, a very smart but troubled girl. River had been part of secret government experiments. Summer later played River again in the movie Serenity. Her acting as River Tam was highly praised. She even won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006. For her action scenes in Serenity, she trained in wushu for six months.
After Serenity, Summer appeared in other TV shows. These included Cold Case and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She also had a small part in the movie Sleepover.
In 2006, Summer played Tess Doerner in The 4400. Tess was a character who appeared in several seasons. Summer also starred in the horror comedy movie Mammoth. She was also in the TV movie The Initiation of Sarah.
Becoming a Sci-Fi Star
In 2008, Summer Glau starred in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She played Cameron Phillips, a robot from the future. Cameron was sent back in time to protect a young John Connor and his mother, Sarah. In some episodes, Summer showed off her ballet skills as Cameron. She also played Allison Young, Cameron's human look-alike. In 2008, she won another Saturn Award for her role as Cameron.
In 2009, Summer made a guest appearance as herself on The Big Bang Theory. She met the main characters on a train, and they awkwardly tried to impress her.
Summer also joined the cast of Joss Whedon's show Dollhouse. She played Bennett, a programmer for a rival group. She also appeared in the movie Deadly Honeymoon in 2010. In 2011, she was in The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy. She also reunited with her Firefly co-star Adam Baldwin in an episode of Chuck.
In 2011, Summer played Orwell in NBC's The Cape. Orwell was a mysterious blogger who helped the main hero fight crime. She also played Skylar Adams in Alphas. Skylar was a very smart character with special abilities. Summer also voiced Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) in the animated movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
Later Roles and Appearances
In 2012, Summer Glau starred in the Hallmark movie Help for the Holidays. She played Christine, an elf who helps a family find their Christmas spirit. In 2013, she was in the comedy film Knights of ...dom. She also had small guest roles in Grey's Anatomy and Hawaii Five-0.
From 2013 to 2014, Summer played the villain Isabel Rochev (Ravager) in the superhero show Arrow. She also appeared in the comedy series NTSF:SD:SUV::. In 2014, Summer was in all 12 episodes of Sequestered. She played a juror who gets caught up in a bigger mystery.
Summer worked again with her Firefly co-star Nathan Fillion. She guest starred in the web series Con Man in 2015. She also appeared in an episode of Castle as a private detective.
More recently, from 2018 to 2019, Summer played Miss Jones in the Netflix show Wu Assassins. She also provided narration for an audio podcast called Ctrl-Alt-Destroy.
Summer Glau's Personal Life
Summer Glau married Val Morrison in 2014. They met while working on Hawaii Five-0. They have two daughters. Their first daughter was born in January 2015, and their second in October 2017.
Outside of acting, Summer often attends comic conventions. She meets fans and talks about science fiction. She has also supported wind energy and other causes. Summer once shared that her favorite childhood movie was Camelot. She is interested in acting in historical movies, like those based on books by Jane Austen.
Awards and Recognition
Summer Glau has won several awards for her acting:
- In 2005, she won an SFX Award for Best Actress for Serenity.
- In 2006, she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for Serenity.
- In 2008, she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She shared this award with another actress.
See also
In Spanish: Summer Glau para niños
