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Summer is a native of San Antonio, Texas. She's been a ballerina most of her life. Her debut was in various commercials and a guest appearance on the WB's Angel. She has gone on to star on the TV series Firefly and is now in the movie Serenity. See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 Peter Panzerfaust (TV series) (announced)
Wendy
Pilot (2013) … Wendy (voice)
 
2013 Inside the Box (short)
Sophie
 
2013 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
Maggie Hoapili
Kekoa (2013) … Maggie Hoapili
 
2011-2012 Alphas (TV series)
Skylar Adams
God's Eye (2012) … Skylar Adams
Need to Know (2012) … Skylar Adams
Alphaville (2012) … Skylar Adams
 
2012 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Nurse Emily Kovach
 
2012 Scent of the Missing (TV movie)
Sedona
 
2011 The Cape (TV series)
Orwell
Endgame (2011) … Orwell
Razer (2011) … Orwell
The Lich: Part 2 (2011) … Orwell
The Lich: Part 1 (2011) … Orwell
Goggles and Hicks (2011) … Orwell
 
2010 Chuck (TV series)
Greta
Chuck Versus the Fear of Death (2010) … Greta
 
2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (video)
Kara (voice) / Supergirl (voice)
 
2009-2010 Dollhouse (TV series)
Bennett Halverson
 
2010 Good Morning Rabbit (TV series)
Lucy
 
2009 The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
Summer Glau
The Terminator Decoupling (2009) … Summer Glau
 
2005-2007 The 4400 (TV series)
Tess Doerner
Tiny Machines (2007) … Tess Doerner
Ghost in the Machine (2007) … Tess Doerner (voice) (uncredited)
Fifty-Fifty (2006) … Tess Doerner
 
2006-2007 The Unit (TV series)
Crystal Burns
The Outsiders (2007) … Crystal Burns
Johnny B. Good (2007) … Crystal Burns
 
2006 The Initiation of Sarah (TV movie)
Lindsey Goodwin
 
2006 Mammoth (TV movie)
Jack Abernathy
 
2005 Serenity
River
 
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Mandy Cooper
 
2004 Sleepover
Ticket Girl
 
2003 Cold Case (TV series)
Paige Pratt
Love Conquers Al (2003) … Paige Pratt
 
2002-2003 Firefly (TV series)
River Tam
The Message (2003) … River Tam
Trash (2003) … River Tam
Heart of Gold (2003) … River Tam
Serenity (2002) … River Tam
Objects in Space (2002) … River Tam
 
2002 Angel (TV series)
Prima Ballerina
 
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2012 Firefly 10th Anniversary: Browncoats Unite (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Crashing the Fest (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.8 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Actor, 'The Cape' / Herself - Guest
Summer Glau (2011) … Herself - Guest/Actor, 'The Cape'
 
2011 How We Covered It (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 A First Look at Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2009 War Stories (video short)
Herself
 
2009 Motivations (video short)
Herself
 
2009 Designing Destruction (video short)
Herself
 
2009 Cameron vs. Rosie: Fight Rehearsal (video short)
Herself
 
2009 Blood and Metal (video short)
Herself
 
2008 Scream Awards 2008 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 Infanity (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Creating the Chronicles (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 February 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2006 A Filmmaker's Journey (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Re-Lighting the Firefly (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Sci Fi Inside: 'Serenity' (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003 Serenity: The 10th Character (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly' (video documentary short)
Herself
 

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Alphas: Season 2: Episode 13 -- An injured and increasingly desperate Doctor Rosen seeks a final confrontation with  Stanton Parish. Guest Staring Summer Glau. Serenity -- Clip: No More Running The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy -- The story of how 'Hell's Gate' at Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas came to have it's name. Relive the story of how three outlaws expeditions and encounters through historical 1870s Texas were remembered for a lifetime.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in the music video of Keith Urban "Long Hot Summer", released on August 15, 2011.

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 6 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My favorite thing about River is that she gets to be barefoot so much of the time. I don't like shoes very much. The more things I mention the more things she ends up doing, I remember in the first episode I was thinking, 'I really think River needs a gun,' and then by episode 10 she got one. I'm working my way up to captain. See more »

Trivia:

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

Trademark:

Often works her skills as a dancer into roles See more »

Star Sign:

Leo