River Tam
Fictional character of the Firefly franchise / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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River Tam is a popular fictional character from the Firefly franchise.[1]
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River Tam | |
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Firefly character | |
First appearance | "Serenity" (2002) |
Last appearance | Serenity (2005) |
Created by | Joss Whedon |
Portrayed by | Summer Glau, Skylar Roberge (young), Hunter Ansley Wryn (young) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Crew member of Serenity |
Relatives | Gabriel Tam (father) Regan Tam (mother) Simon Tam (brother) |
Homeworld | Osiris |
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River is portrayed by actress Summer Glau in the 2002 TV series Firefly and the 2005 film Serenity. In 2005, Glau won the SFX magazine award for Best Actress for her role in Serenity.[2] Glau later won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, again for her role as River in Serenity in May 2006.[3] Glau was also runner up for Best Actress/Movie in the SyFy Genre Awards for 2006.[4]