Summer Glau

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Summer Glau (born July 24, 1981) is an American dancer and actress, best known for playing River Tam in the short-lived science fiction series Firefly (2003) and follow-up movie Serenity (2005), and for playing the Terminator "Cameron" in the series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Glau was born and grew up in San Antonio, Texas. She is of Scottish, Irish, and German descent.

Glau was classically trained as a ballerina and also studied tango and flamenco. A professional dancer since age 12, she appeared in several television commercials.

Having relocated to Los Angeles in 2002, 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 director Joss Whedon, who later cast her in his short-lived TV series Firefly as River Tam, a role she reprised for the show's feature film sequel, Serenity.

Glau appeared on the episode "Love Conquers Al" of the TV series Cold Case. She had a small role in the film Sleepover, in which she played a high school senior named Shelly. She also 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.

In 2006, Glau played Tess Doerner, a paranoid schizophrenic returnee in the second season premiere of The 4400 (episode "Wake-Up Call"), and became an essential recurring character from Season 3 onwards. Her character had the power to compel people to do whatever she wanted. She also starred in the science fiction film Mammoth.

Glau was cast in a TV movie on ABC Family called The Initiation of Sarah.

In Terminator: 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. The seventh episode of the series, "The Demon Hand", included several scenes in which Glau (in character as Cameron) dances ballet.

Glau was voted Best Actress of 2005 by readers of SFX magazine and received a 2005 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Serenity. She was also runner up for Best Actress/Movie in the SyFy Genre Awards for 2006.

In 2008, she was awarded another Saturn Award for her performance as Cameron Phillips in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and was nominated for the Spike TV Scream Awards in the category Best Actress in a Science Fiction Movie or TV Show for the same role.

Overview
Date of Birth:
24 July 1981, San Antonio, Texas, USA more
Mini Biography:
Summer is a native of San Antonio, Texas. She's been a prima ballerina... more
Trivia:
Auditioned for the role of "Kitty Pryde" in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and had even... more
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(20 articles)
Review: 'Sarah Connor' - Allison From Palmdale (From syfyportal. 30 September 2008, 10:40 AM, PDT)
TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.4 - Allison from Palmdale [Control Freaks] (From FilmSchoolRejects. 30 September 2008, 7:23 AM, PDT)

Actress:

   1. "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" .... Cameron Phillips (14 episodes, 2008)
          - Goodbye to All That (2008) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
          - Allison from Palmdale (2008) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
          - The Mousetrap (2008) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
          - Automatic for the People (2008) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
          - Samson & Delilah (2008) TV episode .... Cameron Phillips
            (9 more)
   2. "The 4400" .... Tess Doerner (8 episodes, 2005-2007)
      ... aka 4400, Los (USA)
          - 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)
   3. "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)
   4. The Initiation of Sarah (2006) (TV) .... Lindsey Goodwin
   5. Mammoth (2006) (TV) .... Jack Abernathy
      ... aka Outbreak (International: English title)
   6. Serenity (2005) .... River
   7. "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 Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
          - What's Eating Gilbert Grissom? (2004) TV episode .... Mandy Cooper
   8. Sleepover (2004) .... Ticket Girl
   9. "Cold Case" .... Paige Pratt (1 episode, 2003)
          - Love Conquers Al (2003) TV episode .... Paige Pratt
10. "Firefly" .... River Tam (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
      ... aka Firefly: The Series (USA: long title)
          - Heart of Gold (2003) TV episode .... River Tam
          - The Message (2003) TV episode .... River Tam
          - Trash (2003) TV episode .... River Tam
          - Serenity (2002) TV episode .... River Tam
          - Objects in Space (2002) TV episode .... River Tam
            (9 more)
11. "Angel" .... Prima Ballerina (1 episode, 2002)
      ... aka Angel: The Series (USA: long title)
          - Waiting in the Wings (2002) TV episode .... Prima Ballerina