Summer Glau's Ethnicity

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BCOAT89

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:32 AM

I don't know if this has been discussed already or not, but here goes....

What's Summer's ethnicity? She looks part asian to me, but does anyone know for sure? I looked around a bit on the web, but I couldn't find any answers.

MARINA

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 6:02 AM

I'm pretty sure both her parents are caucasian. Basing that off something I heard her say in an interview, not sure what precisely.

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FASTMOVER

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 6:53 AM

She looks part Asian or Pacific Islander to me as well, and I'm familiar with the look being half-Asian myself :). I was thinking part Hawaiian perhaps, based on her last name which does not sound entirely caucasian.

Josh Gray

PIRATECAT

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:04 AM

She's Irish all the way. Her middle name is Ale.

"Battle of Serenity, Mal. Besides Zoe here, how many-" "I'm talkin at you! How many men in your platoon came out of their alive".

THEGREYJEDI

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:55 AM

While she does appear to have some pacific islander, looks can deceive. My sister in law is half pacifc, half caucasian, so I can say from experience, it could be the case.

But I'm think I'm going to have to say she's mostly caucasion. Celtic structure, the slender form, the cheekbones, the overall shape of the face and eyes, with germanic complexion, hair and eyes. True germanics are brown all around, not the blond/blue of Hitler's Super Race. The fair hair and pale eyes thing is Norse.

So appearances aside, I think I have to agree with piratecat. Probably caucasian.

Oh, and her middle name is Lyn, not Ale.

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TEACHDAIRE

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:33 AM

Maybe, but looking at her colouration, I'd possibly guess at one caucasian parent, and one Hispanic or Mediterranian (Spanish/Italian/Greek) parent.

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JOSSISAGOD

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:53 AM

Rats Grey got to it first!

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INDIGOSTARBLASTER

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:46 PM

I've often thought that black-haired Irish people look vaguely Asian. And I think there are some similarities in traditional design motifs and musical riffs as well.

Could be coincidence. Could be the influence of a long-lost colony, one way or the other :)

Indigo S.

SHINYED

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:12 PM

I don't know what she is and I really don't care...I've seen some pics of her that are truly amazing...all dolled up and looking like a movie star....My opinion.....no one, including Alba, matches Summer's beauty.

This is from imdb....not much :

Summer Glau
Birth name
Summer Lyn Glau
Height
5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Summer is a native of San Antonio, Texas. She's been a premier ballerina most of her life. Her debut was in various commercials and a guest appearance on the WB's "Angel" (1999). She has gone on to star on the TV series "Firefly" (2002) and is now in the movie Serenity (2005).

Trivia
The cast of Serenity (2005) made a running gag of shouting her name if they forgot their lines during a scene. The joke originated when she blew a line at the end of a particularly long and difficult scene on the TV series "Firefly" (2002).

Played similar "crazy" characters on both the television series "Firefly" (2002/I) (and its movie Serenity (2005)) and "The 4400" (2004

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PIRATECAT

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:20 PM

Here's another one of the Irishcaneez looking stunningly beautiful and mature. I like my women American all the way as long as she's not a French-Canandian I am ok with it.

"Battle of Serenity, Mal. Besides Zoe here, how many-" "I'm talkin at you! How many men in your platoon came out of their alive".

KELAI

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Fastmover:
She looks part Asian or Pacific Islander to me as well, and I'm familiar with the look being half-Asian myself :).

My mom was thinking that too -- Summer looks almost like me and I'm half Asian/Half European.

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DUG

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:06 PM

Are you discussing Race or Ethnicity? Not the same thing. Race is genetic; ethnicity is more....culture and heritage based.

I think there are 8 racial categories for HUD's purposes, and it is possible to be in more than one. Such as a caucasian-native american. Or a African American-Asian (Tiger Woods?).

Along with the racial category you also have an ethnic component. According to HUD there are only 2 ethnicities: Hispanic and non hispanic. You can be of any race and be hispanic or of any race and be non-hispanic. If you have trouble wrapping your noggin around that, remember that a vast number of the hispanics from Mexico are of 100% Native American descent.

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WUERTTEMBERGER

Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:15 AM

I'd say South European with an asian touch.

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AMYEL

Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:37 AM

Summer's mom can be seen in this photo:
http://summer-glau.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=164&pos=20

She brought her father and grandfather to the Houston Serenity screening and I would describe them as average-looking middle-aged/elderly white men.

Glau is a Germanic name, I think. There are large populations of people of German descent in central Texas, and San Antonio (where Summer is from) has a very large population of Mexicans (either recently from Mexico or from when San Antonio belonged to Mexico) or Spanish if you go waaay back.

At the previously mentioned Houston Serenity screening, in the autograph line Summer saw two women that looked alike, and asked them if they were sisters. They replied yes, and Summer said that she and her two sisters all look alike. Therefore, Summer may not particularly look like her parents, but she looks like her sisters. :) The Glau children are probably just American mutts with an interesting mix of DNA.

- Amy, American mutt of WASP/Irish/Italian/Dutch/French/Honduran heritage.

JPSTARGAZER

Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:00 AM

Sisters? That look like Summer? Sign me up...

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ANDMAN

Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:27 AM

Very very sexy!

Oh wait that's not an ethnic group!

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SLAYERFEST

Thursday, December 21, 2006 4:57 PM

I can safely say that I asked Summer about her views on the ethnic dispute and she smiled a secretive smile and said she enjoyed that people don't know and can't tell so we don't comment on it either way at her official website. And I have also met one of the other Glau girls and Summer's mom too. They are all gorgeous and gracious and that's more than enough information for me.

Andy

http://www.summerglau.co.uk - the OFFICIAL Summer Glau website

OUT2THEBLACK

Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by amyel:

Glau is a Germanic name, I think. There are large populations of people of German descent in central Texas, and San Antonio (where Summer is from) has a very large population of Mexicans (either recently from Mexico or from when San Antonio belonged to Mexico) or Spanish if you go waaay back...

Therefore, Summer may not particularly look like her parents, but she looks like her sisters. :) The Glau children are probably just American mutts with an interesting mix of DNA.

- Amy, American mutt of WASP/Irish/Italian/Dutch/French/Honduran heritage.

Amyel , I vote for your answer as best yet !

You're correct , ' Glau ' is a name of Germanic origin . The Germans have contributed the most people to the population of the USA , followed closely by the Irish , but the mix is changing rapidly with time and significantly-uncontrolled immigration .

As for her ' muttness ' , Summer is definitely my kind of mutt !

Ethnicity-wise , I vote for creating a new category , which would be called , " So Very Pretty " !

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WUERTTEMBERGER

Friday, December 22, 2006 6:45 AM

Glau is not a very common name in Germany (about 100 telephone book entries).
It mostly appears in East Germany (the new states, formerly known as German Democratic Republic).

SHINYED

Friday, December 22, 2006 12:44 PM

I'm sure you didn't mean anything negative when using the phrase American mutts to descibe the Glaus....but seriously, if Summer Glau is a mutt, then I'm Julius Caesar!

And besides...a mutt??? Isn't everybody in America basically a mix of parents whose parents were from different countries? Mutt is quite an unflattering term...I would prefer to classify Summer as uniquely breathtakingly gorgeous...or is that not politically correct these days?!

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AMYEL

Friday, December 22, 2006 1:46 PM

Well, I certainly didn't use mutt in a derogatory way, especially since I called myself one! I don't look like her at all (besides the same hair/eye color) but I'm not a mangy dog either. There's nothing wrong with the word mutt...you've really never heard people jokingly call themselves or others American mutts? sheesh

Plenty of Americans are a mix of a few things, but if you can count every great or great-great grandparent being from a different country or ethnicity, that's still a bit unusual. I have no idea if Summer is like that or not, but she certainly could be.

And I wasn't meant to be derogatory about actual mutts, either. Mix breed dogs are actually a lot more genetically stronger than purebreeds. Just in case any canines were offended by post.

PENGUIN

Friday, December 22, 2006 1:50 PM

I am a proud German/Irish/Scottish mutt!

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MEZZOSONGBIRD

Monday, November 26, 2007 6:23 AM

I don't know if it is necessarily correct or not but http://www.summer-glau.net/bio.php speaks of her heritage. It says "Summer Lyn Glau was born on July 24, 1981, in San Antonio Texas. Even though she grew up close to the Mexican border, she’s not of Latin origins. Her ancestors were German, Irish and Scottish." I don't know where they got this from so I'm not going to say it's absolutely correct, but it seems very possible.

AURAPTOR

Monday, November 26, 2007 3:09 PM

Guess she's not unlike Catherine Zeta Jones, who many think looks latin , but is of Welsh / Irish heritage.

Both are simply smokin' hot.

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SONNYMARIANO

Saturday, April 19, 2008 6:57 AM

Hi,
Yeah ive been looking around too, to see what her nationality might be. I know she claims Scotish,German and Irish. I can see the asian in her features as well. I truly believe their is Asian of some sort hispanic no. Im guessing something on the lines of Laoas, Vietnamese. Pretty much rulled out filipino. Not sure about Japanese. Notice she says nothing about her parents. I suspect the asian is from one of the grandparents.
Some people are ashamed to admit asian orgin even in this day and age. Beautiful Girl who will make it big.

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SONNYMARIANO

Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:19 AM

Another thing I myself am a mixture of Irish,scotish,filipino,Basque and am also familiar of what a mixture of nationalities can look like.
Also Most Asians carry their parents last names to middle name when they marry. Unlike Americans can chose what we want.My wife(filipino)carried her moms last name as her middle and her fathers last name until we married then she kept her fathers as her middle name. Lyn could be something carried over Glau she says means glow in German. Sound like Nau which would be Laoas or thai. I have no doubt their is asian but what exactly?
Again I had a sister who used to claim Caucasian to her friends way back in High School.(mountain area)Red hair, Fair skin, brown eyes only her slanted eyes and flat nose gave her away.My old mans mother was a red headed irish, scotish woman.He look like a pure Filipino.Like his father.People always though she was baby sitting. You never can tell.
Summer Lyn Glau has unique beauty!

KNIGHTREYEDER

Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by PirateCat:
She's Irish all the way. Her middle name is Ale.

"Battle of Serenity, Mal. Besides Zoe here, how many-" "I'm talkin at you! How many men in your platoon came out of their alive".

Holy Crap PirateCat those are some lovely pics there. I had no idea the little cutie looked THAT good!! Wow!

Mal's expression in the scrapyard when he first see's Serenity says it all.

PENNAUSAMIKE

Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:53 AM

Summer's eyes, forehead and hairline are what give her an exotic look.

I saw a girl in public who looked similar to Summer but with stronger physical characteristics that I would call South-East Asian.
(She was a beauty, too.)

Summer Glau may not have Asian ancestry, but the eyes, forehead and hairline made her perfect to play River TAM.

AGATSU

Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:03 PM

She's an elf. Wood elf, judging by her height and dark eyes.

Mystery solved.

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LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:50 PM

But what about her ears?

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NCBROWNCOAT

Saturday, April 19, 2008 2:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Guess she's not unlike Catherine Zeta Jones, who many think looks latin , but is of Welsh / Irish heritage.

Both are simply smokin' hot.

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In case you guys forgot your history, the Spanish Armada broke up and sank around the coasts of Scotland, Ireland and Wales while attempting to invade England during the reign of Elizabeth 1. It's legend that the Irish, Scottish and Welsh that have dark hair, or featues may be the descendant of a Spanish sailor that somehow got to shore.

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SONNYMARIANO

Saturday, April 19, 2008 3:41 PM

Yes I forgot to mention that not only are her eyes a give away that she has asian heritage but yes its trueshe has an asian forhead and small asian mouth, the way her lip hangs like shes pouting and almost forgot her slender frame.

Sonny Mariano

AGATSU

Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by LeopardFlan:
But what about her ears?

She disguised them with her magical aura, of course.
You really don't know anything about elves, do you? Tsk.

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LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:00 PM

Wouldn't it be exhausting to hide them almost 24/7? Even if she does have a magical aura, the ears would be a part of her, and they would not take kindly to being hidden.

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PEULSAR5

Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:27 PM

I say she's from the land of HOLY COW! SHE'S BEAUTIFUL!!

AGATSU

Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by LeopardFlan:
Wouldn't it be exhausting to hide them almost 24/7? Even if she does have a magical aura, the ears would be a part of her, and they would not take kindly to being hidden.

What do you mean, EVEN IF? Start making sense, woman!
Her ears are giggling because no one can see their true form and they enjoy being hidden in plain sight - the contagious giggling is obviously what makes Summer smile so much (Admittedly, she does screw up her lines from time to time because it can be irritating at times - "SUMMEEEEER!" - which of course makes the ears giggle even more).
Besides, they can rest and stretch their tips when she's wearing her hair open.
Elementary, my dear Watson.

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AGATSU

Sunday, April 20, 2008 5:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PirateCat:
She's Irish all the way. Her middle name is Ale.

Actually, it's "Lyn". Summer Lyn Glau. Meow.

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ROCKETJOCK

Sunday, April 20, 2008 7:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by amyel:

Well, I certainly didn't use mutt in a derogatory way, especially since I called myself one!

No offense taken, although my family prefers the term "Heinz 57". Hybrid vigor, what a wonderful thing!

On the ethnicity Vs. race thing, here's a wonderful example: The definition of "Hispanic", in California at least, is limited to "Those whose ancestry originates in a former Spanish new-world colony, and whose ancestry includes both European Spanish and some form of Native American."

So. I'm half-Spanish, but I'm not hispanic, since European Spaniards aren't hispanic under the law. My wife has both Choctaw and Chickasaw in her family tree, but no Spanish, so she's not hispanic either.

That means that, legally, our daughter, born in California (a former Spanish colony) is hispanic, even though neither of her ancestors are.

Dickens was right. The law is an ass.

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BROWNBUG

Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:22 PM

I think the asian view being expressed here is mainly coming form her petite frame and facial structure. But I have to say speakingh as someone from the UK she looks equally celtic, particularly Irish. The small lips and facial structurere is very irish as is her elfish body lol.
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ZZETTA13

Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:36 PM

If I recall I think shes Texish :)

Z

AGATSU

Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:11 PM

You mean Texanian.

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THATWEIRDGIRL

Monday, April 21, 2008 11:13 PM

I know you're convinced she's Asian, SonnyMariano, but she's not. Sorry. She doesn't have some secret Asian/Pacific Islander ancestor that she's ashamed of. A lot of Europeans have small lidded eyes that look very similar to the Asian eyelid. Most of my family has eyes like Summer's. We're a mix of European areas. It's just how it works sometimes.

I'm not ashamed either. Even though I don't share their bloodline, I'm very proud of my Japanese family members. We're a big world and a big family. Who cares what we look like.

We can't judge peoples' ancestry on looks because many have similar characteristics.

Summer was cast because she has that blended look (and a great actress). In the future it will be even more difficult to determine ancestry.

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ANOTHERSKY

Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:40 AM

While the definitive jury (Summer Glau herself) is out (and seems indefinately out, being as she likes to keep some secrets, like the rest of us)
I could see the 'same physical-feature' arguments going either way.

It is true that the small/pouty lips,cheekbones,eye shape/angle, forehead, small frame, body shape etc. could be applied to either, as has already been contended.

Another perspective:
As a very mixed Caucasian mutt, my friend shares many of these similar features(either Irish or SE Asian depending on who you ask) She is asked on a frequent basis if she's part asian, especially due to her small frame. Until people see her green eyes--then they get uncertain. So really, it's all in what you assume about the person.

Regardless, as some astute poster already mentioned, the actress has the right "look" Joss wanted in his post Earth-That-Was universe, whether her genes originate from Europe, Asia, or a mix of both.

It is a very interesting question, and I hope queries in this vein will continue to be good-spirited.

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SHINYGOODGUY

Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:48 AM

I've got it! I unearthed the secret to River's, I mean, Summer's ethnicity/race.

Are you ready? She comes from the land of DDG.

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!!

Enough said

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WHOZIT

Sunday, April 27, 2008 2:52 PM

www.summer-glau.net Say's she is German, Irish and Scotish in her Bio.

CYFER2

Friday, July 4, 2008 11:53 AM

Hi,Summer is of Irish, Scottish and German ancestry.

RALLEM

Friday, July 4, 2008 1:05 PM

I believe it is said that Summer Glau is from Montreal Canada so if she is half anything I would think it is either French Canadian which has lots of Native American blood or with actual Native American parentage.

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BREEZ

Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:02 PM

actually there have been historically "black irish" for centuries... the tuatha de dannon are rumored to be of middle eastern descent from where they came just out of nowhere a couple centuries after there was a migration from the middle east to the northeast

I think that it is very plausible... I have very asian features but my grandfother is scotch/irish and all my other grand parents are irish welsh and german

WASHNWEAR

Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Breez:
actually there have been historically "black irish" for centuries... the tuatha de dannon are rumored to be of middle eastern descent from where they came just out of nowhere a couple centuries after there was a migration from the middle east to the northeast

I think that it is very plausible... I have very asian features but my grandfother is scotch/irish and all my other grand parents are irish welsh and german

Well, I have it on very good authority (a Knight Rider-fan friend of mine) that Summer is Arab, pals around with terrorists, and has no idea what to do when the phone rings at 3:00 in the morning...

EDIT: I forgot to mention the $150,000+ she spent last month on shoelaces alone...

But seriously...Summer...is clearly human...and that's more than good enough for me...TOO good, really...

It was like even fantasizing about that kind of thing was way out of my league when we got here!

TRAVELER

Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:38 PM

A friend of mine married an Irishman with very dark hair. She called him Black Irish. Why do people think the Spanish all have black hair?

But we are all mutts. The human race has imigrated back and forth on this planet for thousands of years.

One tribe pushes another who pushes the next in line.

The owner of my company is from Puerto Rico and has the last name of Ramirez. If you met him on the street you would think he was Scandinavian. He even speaks with a perfect midwestern accent.

When people ask me what my ancestry is, I tell them Nebraskian. That is about as close as I can get.

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CHAPTERANDVERSE

Friday, October 24, 2008 11:01 AM

Just to add. I am an Irish woman, with no exotic ancestry that I am aware of, and I have very black hair and very pale skin. Unfortunately,I still dont look anything like Summer, but some of us do have that coloring.
As mentioned earlier in the thread, there is a popular belief that sailors from the Spanish Armada brought the black-hair gene to Ireland, and certainly there tends to be a hub of black-haired folks around harbor cities.

CAYCEP

Friday, July 10, 2009 9:24 PM

petite??? "Petite" to me means less than 5 ft. tall. Summer is 5'6". If she were to walk through a mall in China, she would tower over the majority of the women.
I'd say it's her round face, high forehead and eyes, but when I heard about her last name being German I definitely believe that she IS German, especially since I know several Germans who do look a bit asian, considering that round faces and high foreheads are also rather stereotypically "German"

GRIPPER

Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:00 PM

Go back far enough ,and there is no "pure" anything-everyone comes from somewhere else.
My Dad was born in Portugal,but his family is form all over the Med(Sicily,Tuscany,Cavi in Corsica,Basque region of Spain).Mom is Irish(from the Six).
Lots Of Indian(Native American variety) folks have ancestry from Northern Asia via th eberring Strait.Eastern European,Russian?Another can of ethnic/racial seasoning mix.
Beyond a general description,or for historical context;I'd say none of it matters....put me in the "Summer Glau is classified as Very Very Pretty".
Hell, were there any "other than beautiful women in Joss Whedon's work(outside of that scary old bat that wanted to shoot Mal in the pilot?)

JAMERON4EVA

Thursday, July 16, 2009 4:55 AM

She looks a little Irish, and German to me, but who really cares, SHE'S FREAKING HOTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

PIRATENEWS

Friday, July 17, 2009 4:28 AM

She's from the island of Hottee.

JAMERON4EVA

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:13 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by piratenews:
She's from the island of Hottee.

Isn't Jessica Alba from there too?

BRIGHTEYES009

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6:54 PM

Who cares where her ancestors are from; She's a lovely girl (as far as I can tell) and a very beautiful and talented actress/dancer.

ps: hispanic means of or derived from Spain or the spanish (so the term is sometimes missused on Central or S. American people who have no Spanish ancestry)
pps: another thing, not all spanish have dark hair, dark eyes and a tanned or dark complexion; I should know, I'm spanish with light brown hair (used to be blond when I was little), green eyes and skin pale as a sheet. The dark complexion comes from the invading Islamic Moors and the inmigrating Jews before that. Previous to them Spain had been invaded by Nordic and Germanic tribes like Goths, Vikings, Celts, Suebi, Alanos,etc; and even the Romans where all blond and light complexion.

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KWICKO

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:09 PM

Meh, I kinda figured with a surname like "Glau" she'd have at least SOME German or Austrian in her... or maybe she'd like to. ;)

DMI

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by dug:
Are you discussing Race or Ethnicity? Not the same thing. Race is genetic; ethnicity is more....culture and heritage based.

What we're talking about is ethnicity. To quote Edward James Olmos, "There's only one race and that's the human race... when a bug hates you, that's racism."

Quote:
Originally posted by Agatsu:
You mean Texanian.

This made me laugh so hard. God, I hope you know it's Texan. Above all the German Irish stuff (thanks to the people who dug that up), I really buy that she's from Texas. I say that in the sense that I don't want to mess with her.

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PCCH7

Saturday, January 16, 2010 4:46 PM

Whatever her ethnicity is, I wanna be that.. God..

"Summer Glau can simply walk into Mordor.."

YUKON

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:16 PM

According to Wikipedia (and of course this must be taken with a few grains of salt and pepper) she is of Scots-Irish and German descent. However,she does have a slight look of the orient about her and that is what makes her an unusual beauty.

Yukon

KINGEICHOLZ

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:13 AM

Summer is AMERICAN INDIAN she is Cherokee I know this for a fact that's why her name is Summer is a Indian name.Now i will explain why she has chose not to say she is because parts for American Indians are not easy to get in T V or movies so saying she is something other then an Indian she gets more parts to play.

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ARMORGLIDE79

Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
I've got it! I unearthed the secret to River's, I mean, Summer's ethnicity/race.

Are you ready? She comes from the land of DDG.

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!!

Enough said

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

Nuff said LOL

TWIGGEH

Sunday, September 12, 2010 3:01 AM

She is Scottish/Irish and half German and muttastic and before anyone gets offended I'm more a mut than she being Polish/Lithuanian/Danish and German/English I so have the right to say mut

KRELLEK

Monday, September 13, 2010 8:47 PM

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Originally posted by TheGreyJedi:
While she does appear to have some pacific islander, looks can deceive. My sister in law is half pacifc, half caucasian, so I can say from experience, it could be the case.

But I'm think I'm going to have to say she's mostly caucasion. Celtic structure, the slender form, the cheekbones, the overall shape of the face and eyes, with germanic complexion, hair and eyes. True germanics are brown all around, not the blond/blue of Hitler's Super Race. The fair hair and pale eyes thing is Norse.

So appearances aside, I think I have to agree with piratecat. Probably caucasian.

Oh, and her middle name is Lyn, not Ale.

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I have read at the terminatorwiki´s or the summerglauwiki, it was mentioned she was of German, and Scottish and Irish i believe it was

AURAPTOR

Saturday, February 23, 2013 3:08 PM

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Originally posted by Wuerttemberger:
I'd say South European with an asian touch.

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That's one lucky Asian.

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ECGORDON

Saturday, February 23, 2013 3:32 PM

I think the notion of some Asian ancestry came from a few of the early scenes in Serenity (the pilot). A combination of lighting and makeup did give her face a more rounded appearance and darker complexion, plus the surname of Tam might have given people that notion as well. We should also remember that the pilot was shot quite a few months before any of the other episodes, and it is possible Summer lost a bit of weight during that time, particularly her face appears longer and more angular in later scenes, so maybe a bit of "baby fat" loss.

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AURAPTOR

Sunday, February 24, 2013 1:53 AM

I think she's just a fine combo of hotness. Kinda like Katherine Zeta Jones, who is Welsh. She passed nicely as a Latin babe( per appearance in ZORO )

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