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Line 1: {{~~work~~creator}} [[File:slg_gnome_kiss2.jpg\|frame\|[[Memetic Mutation\|Everyone]] [[Cargo Envy\|wishes they were the gnome]] with the [[Firefly\|Jayne]] [[Nice Hat\|hat]]. Yes, [[Even the Girls Want Her\|everyone]].]] {{quote\|''It's hot in here. It must be Summer.'' \|Howard (and Raj), ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''}} 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 [[Action Girl\|active women]] and [[Broken Bird\|damaged girls]] in science fiction and fantasy series. Her first role (the aforementioned ''Angel'' guest spot) got a standing ovation from the cast and crew after recording [[One-Scene Wonder\|her single scene of dialogue]], and critical reviews for her performance as [[Firefly\|River]] [[Serenity\|Tam]] and [[The Sarah Connor Chronicles\|Cameron]] have been overwhelmingly positive. However, she has yet to get much mainstream recognition as her roles have largely been reserved to [[Cult Classic\|TV shows and films that failed to perform on the business end]]. ---- {{creatortropes}} ~~=== Tropes commonly associated with Summer Glau, or even applicable to her in [[Real Life]]: ===~~ * [[Adam Westing]]: She's played herself before, specifically on ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''. * [[Brainy Brunette]]: Quite a few of Summer's characters have above-average intelligence, such as River, Bennett, Orwell, Skylar, and even Cameron. * [[The Cast Showoff]]: Expect her to do a few ballet steps in any show she is in. * [[Cat Smile]]: [http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/AttilaTheBum/summercatsmile.jpg Apparently.] * [[Ceiling Cling]]: Done without any special effects. * [[Dance Battler]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1BMqNYOyFU Literally].{{Dead link}} She is a classically trained ballerina. * [[Dawson Casting]]: Summer has frequently been cast as characters who are either teenagers or [[Robot Girl\|supposed to be teenagers]]. She is currently ~~thirty~~{{age\|1981\|07\|24}}, but can pull off the teenage appearance with almost unnerving ease. * [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Summer has tendonitis in her heels, and arthritis in her toes, so shoes actually are painful on her feet. She has said that boots, or specifically cowboy boots are more comfortable for her. {{quote\| [http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID{{=}}316 "I think the thing I like about River is that she gets to be barefoot so much of the time. I don’t like shoes very much".]}} * [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: {{quote\| ''I have a scar on my face from when I was shooting. I was at a shooting range and a shell flew back and burned my face, so [director] David Nutter let it show all through the pilot [of [[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]], and if you watch you can see it all through the episode. I thought that was great because she is supposed to be human[-like].'' -- from [http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article{{=}}2293 IF Magazine].}} * [[Foot Focus]]: Her bare feet were often prominently shown on ''Firefly.'' Joss Whedon joked about them being characters on the show. ** Also in ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. Even one episode's promo prominently featured her sticking her bare foot out of a car window. Line 31 ⟶ 33: * [[Waif Fu]]: Her [[Xkcd\|"River Tam beats up everyone"]] scenes from ''[[Serenity]]'' are [[Memetic Badass\|almost as well-known]] as [[Cult Classic\|the movie itself]]. ~~===~~ {{examples\|Summer Glau appears in: ~~===~~}} == Film == * [[~~Sci Fi Channel~~Syfy]] original movie ''Mammoth'', which featured a mammoth corpse reanimated by aliens that sucked the life force out of those it encountered.▼ * ''[[Lifetime Movie of the Week\|Deadly Honeymoon]]'', which is [https://web.archive.org/web/20100826050230/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10740178/ apparently] [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]].▼ * Maggie Moon in the 2011 [[Western]] ''[[The Legend of Hell's Gate]]''. * Gwen in the 2013 horror/comedy movie ''[[Knights of Badassdom]]'', in which gets to [[Hot Chick with a Sword\|wield a broadsword]]. * Had ~~a bit part in ''~~[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHWwZIURRQ a bit part] in ''[[Sleepover]]''. She is credited as "Ticket girl".▼ == Live-Action TV == * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-PGkm_dDf0 "Waiting in the Wings,"] an episode of ''[[Angel]]'' where her [[One-Scene Wonder\|one scene of dialogue]] got a standing ovation from the cast and crew. * ''[[Firefly]]'' and ''[[Serenity]]'', where she played [[Psychic Powers\|River]] [[Attack Animal\|Tam]]. [[Ensemble Darkhorse\|Skyrocketed her into popularity]] among geekdoms everywhere. * [[Victim of the Week]] Paige Pratt in the ''[[Cold Case]]'' episode "Love Conquers All" * ''[[CSI]]'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5f_mmpAVTk "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?"] * ''[[Xkcd]]'': She [http://xkcd.com/311/ beats up everyone] and [http://xkcd.com/581/ beats both Randall Munroe and Nathan Fillion in an electric skateboard race]▼ ▲* [[Sci Fi Channel]] original movie ''Mammoth'', which featured a mammoth corpse reanimated by aliens that sucked the life force out of those it encountered. * ''[[The Unit]]'' * ''[[The 4400]]'', where she plays Tess Doerner, another [[Strange Girl\|crazy psychic waif]]. She does [[Character Development\|get better]], though. Line 43 ⟶ 51: * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5lW0tSKlbk&feature=related That one episode of] ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' where she [[As Himself\|played herself]]. * ''[[Dollhouse]]'', playing a genius-level Doll programmer named Bennett Halverson who has ... issues. * NBC's superhero drama ''[[The Cape (2010 TV series)\|The Cape]]'' in which she plays a cyber-sleuth blogger reporter known as [[Shout-Out\|Orwell]], who apparently becomes the titular hero's sidekick and, like with River and Cameron, [[Waif Fu\|is more dangerous than her size implies]].▼ ▲* ''[[Lifetime Movie of the Week\|Deadly Honeymoon]]'', which is [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10740178/ apparently] [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]. * In the upcoming [[Western]] ''Legend Of Hell's Gate'' she will play a girl named Maggie Moon. Preview pics have already shown her riding a horse and [[Fan Service\|bathing in a lake]]. ▲* NBC's superhero drama ''[[The Cape (TV series)\|The Cape]]'' in which she plays a cyber-sleuth blogger reporter known as [[Shout-Out\|Orwell]], who apparently becomes the titular hero's sidekick and, like with River and Cameron, [[Waif Fu\|is more dangerous than her size implies]]. * She's been cast for the appropriately-named upcoming horror/comedy movie ''Knights Of Badassdom''. Presumably, they were working with a much less awesome title before Summer was cast. Only one promo pic of her has been released thus far, but it has her [[Hot Chick with a Sword\|wielding a broadsword]]. * The voice of [[Supergirl]] in the [[DC Universe Original Animated Movies]] installment ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''.▼ ▲* Had a bit part in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHWwZIURRQ Sleepover]''. She is credited as "Ticket girl". * ''[[Chuck]]'' as one of the "Greta" agents, where she has some screentime with [[Adam Baldwin]]. * A [http://www.newsgab.com/attachments/celebrity-pictures/395823d1304453242-summer-glau-79-firebird-glau_01.jpg silver 1979 Pontiac] [[Cool Car\|Trans Am]] that she designed the interior of (oh internet, will you ever stop being so disturbing?).▼ * Appears as a guest star on ''[[Alphas]]'' as a [[Gadgeteer Genius]] named Skylar. * Cameoed as a nurse on ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''. * Isabel Rochev/Ravager in ''[[Arrow]]''. == Web Comics == ▲* ''[[~~Xkcd~~xkcd]]'': She [http://xkcd.com/311/ beats up everyone] and [http://xkcd.com/581/ beats both Randall Munroe and Nathan Fillion in an electric skateboard race] == Western Animation == ▲* The voice of [[Supergirl]] in the [[DC Universe Original Animated Movies]] installment ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''. == Other Media == ▲* A [https://web.archive.org/web/20111115105518/http://www.newsgab.com/attachments/celebrity-pictures/395823d1304453242-summer-glau-79-firebird-glau_01.jpg silver 1979 Pontiac] [[Cool Car\|Trans Am]] that she designed the interior of (oh internet, will you ever stop being so disturbing?). {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Cult Actor~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Actors]] [[Category:~~Summer~~Cult ~~Glau~~Actor]]