Summer Glau Biography

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 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 came when she was cast in a supporting role as a ballerina in an episode of 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