Summer Glau Biography

Fast Facts

• Trained to be a ballerina from a young age, and was home-schooled for most of her life in order to accommodate her intense training schedule
• Quote: "I was a dancer․ That's all I did, all day, all my life․ Maybe this was just where I was meant to be, and somehow I ended up here, but it just felt right․ As soon as I started acting, it just felt like it was meant to be․"
• Quote: "(On "Firefly" being cancelled): "We all went off for Christmas knowing that we wouldn't get to come back․․․We put our hearts and souls into it․․․And we all knew that things like this don't come along every day․ Stories like this don't․""
• Best known for her role as River Tam in the TV series "Firefly" and its film sequel "Serenity," as well as Cameron Phillips in "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles․"
• Starred in the alternative reality video game "The Human Preservation Project" alongside Terry O'Quinn
• Performed most of her own stunts for the film "Serenity," and her fighting style was developed to suit her background as a ballet dancer
• Switched from dancing to acting after breaking her toe by tripping over a camel saddle in her living room