River Tam

River Tam
Background
Name	River Tam
Aliases	None
Continuity	Firefly
Category	Main character
General
Type
Race	Human
Gender	Female
Base of Operations	Georgia system, The 'Verse
Known relatives	Simon Tam (brother); Gabriel Tam (father); Regan Tam (mother)
Status	Alive
Born
Died
Out-of-Universe
First Appearance	"The Train Job"
Played by	Summer Glau

River Tam was one of the central characters featured in the 2002-03 Fox Network television series Firefly. Played by actress Summer Glau, she was introduced in the first-aired episode of the series, "The Train Job" and appeared in every subsequent episode. The character also appeared in the 2005 spin-off feature film Serenity, directed by series creator Joss Whedon.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of River Tam was created by Joss Whedon and executive producer Tim Minear.

See also

Firefly Firefly gallery Firefly glossary Firefly episodes Firefly characters

Firefly locations Firefly character list Firefly cast & crew Firefly image category Firefly miscellaneous