Summer Glau Biography

Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.

Date of Birth: 24 July 1981, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Birth Name: Summer Lyn Glau

Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Mini Biography

Summer is a native of San Antonio, Texas. She's been a prima ballerina most of her life. Her debut was in various commercials and a guest appearance on the WB's "Angel" (1999). She has gone on to star on the TV series "Firefly" (2002) and is now in the movie Serenity (2005).

IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous

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Filmography

The Cape (2010) (TV) (filming) .... Orwell

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2010) (post-production) .... Maggie Moon

"Good Morning Rabbit" (post-production) .... Lucy (1 episode)
- National Hamburger Day (????) TV episode .... Lucy

Deadly Honeymoon (2010) (TV) .... Lindsey Forrest

"Dollhouse" .... Bennett Halverson (4 episodes, 2009-2010)
- Epitaph Two: Return (2010) TV episode .... Bennett Halverson
- Getting Closer (2010) TV episode .... Bennett Halverson
- The Left Hand (2009) TV episode .... Bennett Halverson
- The Public Eye (2009) TV episode .... Bennett Halverson

"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" .... Cameron Phillips / ... (31 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Born to Run (2009) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
- Adam Raised a Cain (2009) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
- To the Lighthouse (2009) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
- Today Is the Day: Part 2 (2009) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
- Today Is the Day: Part 1 (2009) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips (26 more)

"The 4400" .... Tess Doerner (8 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Tiny Machines (2007) TV episode .... Tess Doerner
- Ghost in the Machine (2007) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Tess Doerner
- Daddy's Little Girl (2007) TV episode .... Tess Doerner
- The Wrath of Graham (2007) TV episode .... Tess Doerner
- Fifty-Fifty (2006) TV episode .... Tess Doerner (3 more)

"The Unit" .... Crystal Burns (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
- The Outsiders (2007) TV episode .... Crystal Burns
- The Water Is Wide (2007) TV episode .... Crystal Burns
- Johnny B. Good (2007) TV episode .... Crystal Burns
- The Broom Cupboard (2007) TV episode .... Crystal Burns
- Report by Exception (2006) TV episode .... Crystal Burns (2 more)

The Initiation of Sarah (2006) (TV) .... Lindsey Goodwin

Mammoth (2006) (TV) .... Jack Abernathy
... aka "Outbreak" - Europe (English title) (DVD title)

Serenity (2005) .... River

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Mandy Cooper (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "CSI: Las Vegas" - South Africa (English title) (informal alternative title), USA (syndication title)
... aka "C.S.I." - USA (short title)
... aka "CSI: Weekends" - USA (promotional title)
... aka "Les experts" - Canada (French title)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grissom? (2004) TV episode .... Mandy Cooper

Sleepover (2004) .... Ticket Girl

"Cold Case" .... Paige Pratt (1 episode, 2003)
- Love Conquers Al (2003) TV episode .... Paige Pratt

"Firefly" .... River Tam (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
... aka "Firefly: The Series" - USA (long title)
- The Message (2003) TV episode .... River Tam
- Trash (2003) TV episode .... River Tam
- Heart of Gold (2003) TV episode .... River Tam
- Serenity (2002) TV episode .... River Tam
- Objects in Space (2002) TV episode .... River Tam (9 more)

"Angel" .... Prima Ballerina (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Angel: The Series" - USA (long title)
- Waiting in the Wings (2002) TV episode .... Prima Ballerina

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Fun Facts

Trivia:

Summer appeared at the Armageddon Pulp Expo in Auckland, New Zealand in October 2006.

Her favorite television show is "Brothers & Sisters" (2006).

She loves to watch cooking shows.

She is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys.

Auditioned for the role of "Kitty Pryde" in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and had even asked Joss Whedon (who was writing Marvel's Astonishing X-Men comic book at the time and whose ideas contributed to the plot of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)) for assistance in preparing for the part. Ultimately, the role went to Ellen Page.

She had not actually seen the Terminator movies, before being cast in "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008).

Ranked #8 on Wizard magazine's "Sexiest Women of TV" list (March 2008).

Revealed in a 2005 interview that she originally auditioned for the role of Alyssa in "Power Rangers Wild Force" (2002), and was the casting directors' second choice for the role.