Summer Glau

Summer Glau: Biography in Details

Who is Summer Glau?

Summer Glau is an American actress.

People know her for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series; as River Tam in ‘Firefly’ and its continuation film ‘Serenity, and as Tess Doerner in ‘The 4400’.

Additionally, she also portrayed the role of Isabel Rochev / Ravager in ‘Arrow’.

Summer Glau’s Early Life, Childhood, Education

Summer was born in San Antonio, Texas on July 24, 1981. Throughout her childhood years, she grew up with her two younger sisters Kaitlin and Christie.

Her mother is a school teacher, and her father a general contractor. She became interested in the world of show business in her early years.

Summer Glau is of American nationality. Furthermore, she belongs to a mixed ethnic background of German/Alsatian German, Swiss-German, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English.

Talking about her education, Summer received a scholarship to a ballet company and was homeschooled from grades 3 to 12 to accommodate her ballet training.

Summer Glau’s Career, Profession

Summer initially moved to Los Angeles in 2002 to pursue an acting career. Her first television credit was a guest role as a ballerina on the 2002 episode ‘Waiting in the Wing’.

Next, she appeared in the critically acclaimed but short-lived TV series ‘Firefly’ as River Tam. In 2003, she appeared in the TV series ‘Cold Case’ and in 2004, she appeared in ‘Sleepover’ and ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’.

Some other movies and television series that Summer has appeared in are ‘Castle’, ‘Con Man, ‘Jeff 1000’, ‘Sequestered’, ‘Knights of Badassdom’, ‘NTSF:SD: SUV’, ‘Peter Panzerfaust’, ‘Hawaii Five-0’, ‘Alphas’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy, ‘The Cape’, ‘The Human Preservation Project’, ‘Good Morning Rabbit’, ‘Deadly Honeymoon’, ‘Dollhouse’ and ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ among others.

Additionally, Summer has been involved in a number of charities, such as B.C. Women’s Hospital & Health Centre.

Awards

Since then, Summer Glau has appeared in numerous other movies and television series. All in all, she has over 30 credits as an actress.

Summer won the Saturn Award in 2006 and 2008. Furthermore, she has also garnered nominations for Teen Choice Award and Scream Award.

She won the Festival Award at Northeast Film Festival in 2014. She has 4 wins and 4 nominations to her name as an actress.

How much does Summer Glau earn?

Summer Glau has not revealed her current salary. However, she has an estimated net worth of around $4 million as of 2022.

Summer Glau’s Rumors, Controversy

Summer Glau has successfully kept her life away from the mainstream media spotlight. To date, she has not been part of any notable controversies.

Additionally, currently, there are no rumors concerning her life and career.

What are the body measurements of Summer Glau?

Talking about her body measurement, Summer has a height of 5′ 6″ (1.68 m). Additionally, she weighs around 120 pounds (55 kg).

Furthermore, her measurement is 33-23-33 inches (84-58-84 cm). Her hair color and eye color are dark browns.

Social Media Profile

Summer Glau is active on social media. She has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has more than 19.9k followers on Twitter. In addition, she has over 29.4k followers on Instagram. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 40.5k followers.

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