Summer glau

It's likely that she made an impression because she turned that one episode into the lead role in the next major hit television show, Firefly. Her character, River Tam, was a complex character that Glau was able to handle with ease. Tam or Tam, as the character in the film was known, was subjected to research conducted by the government to help her become a successful assassin. Tam did not have control over her emotions as a result. Glau had the opportunity to showcase not just her acting skills, but her fighting skills on Firefly. Glau was able to utilize her athletic skills since she was trained as an assassin. Summer Glau was classically-trained as dancer. Her broken toe marked the end of her career as an actress. Firefly featured only one episode but was a huge hit. Whedon came back to it many years later. Summer Glau was still getting high-quality work throughout the interim. She has appeared on television shows such as Cold Case or CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.