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Summer Glau

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Summer Glau Fast Facts:

Her father is a general contractor and her mother is a school teacher.
Is the oldest of three daughters.
Was home schooled as a child so that she could focus on her training to become a ballet dancer.
Performed as a ballerina at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, TX in such productions as Le Bourgeios Gentilhomme, The Merry Widow, Peer Gynt, and Paint Your Wagon.
After a leg injury ended her career as ballerina, she decided to try out acting.
Her big break as an actress came when she was cast in a supporting role as a ballerina in an episode of the show Angel. Creator Joss Whedon was so impressed by her performance that he then cast her as one of the lead characters in his next television show, Firefly.