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Summer Glau

Summer Glau

Highest Rated: 82% Serenity (2005)

Lowest Rated: 20% Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

Birthday: Jul 24, 1981

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Summer Glau was considered the Farrah Fawcett of the sci-fi world; a poster girl for die-hard fans of graphic novels, superheroes, and cyborgs. Playing erratic and troubled child prodigy River Tam in both the cult televison series "Firefly" (2002-03), about a renegade spaceship crew, as well as its big screen sequel, "Serenity" (2005) became the actress' breakout role. In 2008, Glau took sci-fi leading lady to the next level, as female Terminator Cameron Phillips/Allison Young on the FOX series, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008-09). Arnold Schwarzenegger and Christian Bale may have been the stars of the blockbuster film series, but on the small screen, Glau kicked and punched her way to proving she was one of the more viable female action stars of the medium.

Highest rated movies

82% Serenity
63% Knights of Badassdom

Photos

Firefly, from left: Nathan Fillion, Tim Minear, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Adam Baldwin, 09/20/2002, ©SCIENCECHANNEL Firefly, from left: Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, 09/20/2002, ©SCIENCECHANNEL Firefly, from left: Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Nathan Fillion, Morena Baccarin, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, 09/20/2002, ©SCIENCECHANNEL Firefly, from left: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Tim Minear, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Nathan Fillion, Joss Whedon, 09/20/2002, ©SCIENCECHANNEL Firefly, from left: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Tim Minear, Joss Whedon, Sean Maher, Nathan Fillion, 09/20/2002, ©SCIENCECHANNEL SERENITY, Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Alan Tudyk, Ron Glass, 2005. ©Universal Firefly, from left: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Tim Minear, Joss Whedon, Sean Maher, Nathan Fillion, 09/20/2002, ©SCIENCECHANNEL Arrow, Summer Glau (L), Stephen Amell (R), 'City of Heroes', Season 2, Ep. #1, 10/09/2013, ©WB SERENITY, Summer Glau, 2005. ©Universal SERENITY, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Gina Torres, Nathan Fillion, 2005, (c) Universal SERENITY, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, 2005, (c) Universal / Castle, Gerald McRaney (L), Summer Glau (R), 'The G.D.S.', Season 8, Ep. #14, 03/07/2016, ©ABC Castle, Gerald McRaney (L), Summer Glau (R), 'The G.D.S.', Season 8, Ep. #14, 03/07/2016, ©ABC Castle, Summer Glau, 'The G.D.S.', Season 8, Ep. #14, 03/07/2016, ©ABC The Cape, David Lyons (L), Summer Glau (R), 'Dice', Season 1, Ep. #5, 01/31/2011, ©NBC The Cape, Summer Glau, 'The Lich, Part 2', Season 1, Ep. #8, 02/21/2011, ©NBC The Cape, Illeana Douglas (L), Summer Glau (R), 'The Lich, Part 2', Season 1, Ep. #8, 02/21/2011, ©NBC The Cape, Summer Glau, 'Pilot', Season 1, Ep. #1, 01/09/2011, ©NBC The Cape, David Lyons (L), Summer Glau (R), 'Goggles and Hicks', Season 1, Ep. #6, 02/07/2011, ©NBC The Cape, Summer Glau (L), David Lyons (R), 'Goggles and Hicks', Season 1, Ep. #6, 02/07/2011, ©NBC
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
63% 39% Knights of Badassdom Gwen (Character) $86.8K 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Box Sopie (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 64% Help for the Holidays Christine (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 31% The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Maggie Moon (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Honeymoon Lindsey Ross Forrest (Character) - 2010
20% 64% Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Kara/Supergirl (Voice) - 2010
No Score Yet 15% Mammoth Jack Abernathy (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 49% The Initiation of Sarah Lindsey Goodwin (Character) - 2006
82% 91% Serenity River Tam (Character) $25.3M 2005

TV

Credit
83% 80% Wu Assassins Miss Jones (Character) 2019
82% 87% Castle Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sequestered Unknown (Character) 2014
86% 63% Arrow Isabel Rochev (Guest Star) 2013-2014
No Score Yet 100% The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Guest 2013
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
81% 76% Alphas Skylar Adams (Guest Star) 2011-2012
84% 73% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
41% 50% The Cape Orwell (Character) 2011
90% 91% Chuck Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
72% 84% Dollhouse Unknown (Guest Star) 2009-2010
75% 89% Human Target Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
85% 86% Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cameron Phillips (Character) 2008-2009
81% 84% The Big Bang Theory Summer Glau (Guest Star) 2009
85% 73% The Unit Unknown (Guest Star) 2006-2007
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
77% 96% Firefly River Tam (Character) 2002-2003
87% 88% Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 2002