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Summer Glau (b. July 24, 1981) is an American actress born in San Antonio, Texas. She is best known for her role on the short-lived series Firefly and the spin-off film Serenity as River Tam.
Career
Glau is classically trained in ballet as well as flamenco and tango. During her youth she focused on dance which required her to be home schooled. She performed professionally during her teen years but a significant injury sidelined her and during her recovery she visited a friend in Los Angeles. While in LA, she auditioned and landed her first acting job. She moved to Los Angeles and began her career in acting and dance, appearing in several commercials.
She won her first television role on the series Angel. She played a prima ballerina in the episode "Waiting in the Wings". She followed up with the role of River Tam on the FOX series Firefly. The series was canceled after only a few episodes, but gained a cult following that led to the feature film Serenity. Following Serenity, Glau appeared on the USA Network series The 4400 playing Tess Doerner, a schizophrenic young woman with persuasive abilities. Other roles include guest appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cold Case, and The Unit.
In 2008, she portrayed a female terminator, Cameron Phillips, on Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles based on the Terminator film series.
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