Summer Glau is an American actress born in San Antonio , Texas on July 24th , 1981 . Summer was trained as a ballet, tango and flamenco until she was forced to abandon her career after suffering a serious ankle injury. Glau later moved to Los Angeles in 2002 to pursue a more active acting career.
Summer's first acting job was playing, ironically enough, a ballet dancer in the "Waiting in the Wings" episode of the supernatural-themed drama Angel Joss Whedon took an interest in Summer's ability and in 2002 , cast her in the role of River Tam for his first sci-fi venture, the Fox Network television series Firefly 2005 feature film Serenity
Following Firefly 's cancellation, Glau went on to play a character named Tess Doerner , a returnee featured in the USA Network television series The 4400
After The 4400 , Summer took the starring role in the TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cameron Phillips , an alias employed by a futuristic Terminator sent back in time to protect a teenage John Connor . Glau's character was named for franchise creator James Cameron . She appeared in all thirty-one episodes of the series.
Body of work [ ] Film [ ] Television [ ]
Series
Episode
Airdate
Character
Firefly The Train Job September 20th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Bushwhacked September 27th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Our Mrs. Reynolds October 4th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Jaynestown October 18th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Out of Gas October 25th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Shindig November 1st , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Safe November 8th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Ariel November 15th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly War Stories December 6th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Objects in Space December 13th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Serenity December 20th , 2002 River Tam
Firefly Heart of Gold June 23rd , 2003 River Tam
Firefly Trash July 21st , 2003 River Tam
Firefly The Message July 28th , 2003 River Tam
The 4400 Wake-Up Call June 5th , 2005 Tess Doerner
The 4400 The Ballad of Kevin and Tess July 30th , 2006 Tess Doerner
The 4400 Terrible Swift Sword August 20th , 2006 Tess Doerner
The 4400 Fifty-Fifty August 27th , 2006 Tess Doerner
The 4400 The Wrath of Graham June 17th , 2007 Tess Doerner
The 4400 Daddy's Little Girl August 12th , 2007 Tess Doerner
The 4400 Ghost in the Machine August 26th , 2007 Tess Doerner
The 4400 Tiny Machines September 9th , 2007 Tess Doerner
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Pilot January 13th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Gnothi Seauton January 14th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Turk January 21st , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Heavy Metal February 4th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Queen's Gambit February 11th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Dungeons & Dragons February 18th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Demon Hand February 25th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Vick's Chip March 3rd , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles What He Beheld March 3rd , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Samson & Delilah September 8th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Automatic for the People September 15th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Mousetrap September 22nd , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Allison from Palmdale September 29th , 2008 Cameron Phillips /Allison Young
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Goodbye to All That October 6th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Tower is Tall But the Fall is Short October 20th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Brothers of Nablus November 3rd , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today November 10th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Complications November 17th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point November 24th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Self Made Man December 1st , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Alpine Fields December 8th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Earthlings Welcome Here December 15th , 2008 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Good Wound February 13th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Desert Cantos February 20th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Some Must Watch While Some Must Sleep February 27th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Ourselves Alone March 6th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Today is the Day (Part 1) March 13th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Today is the Day (Part 2) March 20th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles To the Lighthouse March 27th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Adam Raised a Cain April 3rd , 2009 Cameron Phillips
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Born to Run April 10th , 2009 Cameron Phillips
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