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Summer Glau
Summer Glau is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series: as River Tam in Firefly (2002) and its continuation film Serenity (2005), as Tess Doerner in The 4400 (2005–2007), as Cameron in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009), and as Isabel Rochev / Ravager in Arrow (2013–2014).
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entertainment · American actress (born 1981) · actor · ballet dancer · television actor · film actor · voice actor · also Summer Glau, Summer Lyn Glau, Glau
Born 24 July 1981 · Q236854
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2026· 2 entries
Yahoo: Summer Glau from 'Firefly' to attend Geek'd Con 2026
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2014· 2 entries
Wired: Behind the Scenes of Summer Glau’s New Robot Series
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Glau appeared in all 12 episodes of the TV series Sequestered, portraying a juror who seemed to have been involuntarily brought into larger conspiracy
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2013· 3 entries
Comic Book Movie: Summer Glau Teases An Upcoming Plot Twist On ARROW
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CBS News: Summer Glau By The Numbers
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Glau was a female lead in the horror comedy film Knights of Badassdom, in which she took up larping
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2012· 1 entry
Glau played the main character Christine in the Hallmark film Help for the Holidays, an elf who went on a special assignment to help a family regain their Christmas spirit
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2011· 2 entries
Glau was cast on Alphas as Skylar Adams, a recurring alpha with outstanding intellectual ability and mother to Zoe Adams, and a former acquaintance of Dr
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Glau portrayed the leading role of Orwell in NBC's The Cape, a mysterious blogger who assisted the main character in crime fighting activities
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2009· 3 entries
Glau joined the cast of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse for four episodes in Season 2
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TV Fanatic: The Big Bang Theory Update on Summer Glau
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Glau guest starred as herself in Episode 17 of Season 2, The Terminator Decoupling, of the CBS situation comedy The Big Bang Theory
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2008· 1 entry
Won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal of Cameron
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2006· 1 entry
Glau played Tess Doerner, a paranoid schizophrenic returnee in Season 2's premiere of The 4400, and became a recurring character from Season 3 onwards
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1981· 1 entry
Born 1981-07-24.
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