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name: "Summer Glau"
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born: "24 July 1981"
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# Summer Glau

Actor. Born 24 July 1981 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 July 1981, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2002–2008
- **Also known as:** 섬머 글루, Summer Lyn Glau, سامر گلاو

## Biography

Summer Glau is an American actress. She was born on 24 July 1981 in San Antonio, Texas, and trained as a ballet dancer before an injury led her to pursue acting in Los Angeles.

Glau's first television role was a guest appearance in the 2002 series *Angel*. She was subsequently cast as River Tam in the series *Firefly* (2002) and reprised the role in the film *Serenity* (2005). She is also known for playing Cameron in *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008–2009) and Isabel Rochev in *Arrow* (2013–2014).

Other credits include guest roles in *The 4400*, *The Unit*, *Castle* and *The Big Bang Theory*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles* (2008), Fi1m 77, as Cameron — [page](https://film.one/tv/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles.md)
- *Firefly* (2002), Fi1m 83, as River Tam — [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), Summer Glau
- *Arrow* (2012), Isabel Rochev
- *Serenity* (2005), River Tam
- *Castle* (2009), Kendall Frost
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Maggie Hoapili
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Mandy Cooper
- *Angel* (1999), Prima Ballerina
- *Superman/Batman: Apocalypse* (2010), Kara Zor-El / Supergirl (voice)

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