Summer Glau

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Summer Glau is a classically trained ballerina who broke into acting in 2002 with a guest spot on "Angel" (playing a ballerina). Her career has primarily been composed of active women and damaged girls in science fiction and fantasy series.

Her role in "Angel" caught the eye of director Joss Whedon, who later cast her in his critically acclaimed but short-lived TV series "Firefly" as River Tam, a role she reprised for the show's feature film sequel, "Serenity". Glau previously auditioned for the role as a Power Ranger in Power Rangers Wild Force before meeting Joss Whedon.

Glau appeared on the episode "Love Conquers Al" of the TV series Cold Case. She had a small role in the film "Sleepover", in which she played a high school senior named Shelly. She also appeared in the CSI episode "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?", and the second season of "The Unit"; portraying Crystal Burns, the girlfriend of Jeremy Erhart.

In "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", a series that debuted January 13, 2008, Glau played the role of Cameron Phillips, a Terminator infiltration unit sent back to protect John Connor and Sarah Connor from Skynet. The seventh episode of the series, "The Demon Hand", included several scenes in which Glau (in character as Cameron) dances ballet. Glau also guest starred as herself in the 2009 episode "The Terminator Decoupling" from the second season of the CBS situation comedy "The Big Bang Theory."

On August 26, 2009, it was confirmed after much speculation that Glau would be joining the cast of Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" for at least two episodes in the early part of the show's second season. She portrayed Bennett, the programmer for a rival Dollhouse. On March 12, 2010, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of NBC's "The Cape" in a leading role. In June 2010, she was confirmed as the female lead in the horror comedy film Knights of Badassdom. In 2011, Glau was cast on "Alphas" as Skylar Adams, a recurring alpha and mother to Zoe Adams, and a former acquaintance of Dr. Rosen and Nina. Glau also voiced Kara Zor-El in the DC Comics original animated movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.