Jewel Staite
Jewel Staite
Born 02/06/1982 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress who portrayed Catalina in Space Cases, Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis. Most recently, she starred as Raquel Westbrook in the Canadian drama, The L.A. Complex.Staite was born in White Rock, British Columbia. The youngest of seven children, she modeled as a child and has acted since age six. She has stated that she is of British, Irish, French Canadian, and Iroquois ancestry. Staite attended the Vancouver Film School and worked at the Vancouver Youth Theatre.

Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress who portrayed Catalina in Space Cases, Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis. Most recently, she starred as Raquel Westbrook in the Canadian drama, The L.A. Complex.Staite was born in White Rock, British Columbia. The youngest of seven children, she modeled as a child and has acted since age six. She has stated that she is of British, Irish, French Canadian, and Iroquois ancestry. Staite attended the Vancouver Film School and worked at the Vancouver Youth Theatre.

She married actor Matt Anderson on April 25, 2003. On December 13, 2011, she announced they were divorcing in a post on her food blog. Staite played Kaylee Frye in the short-lived space westerntelevision seriesFirefly and its subsequent 2005 film, Serenity. She wrote a chapter in the book Finding Serenity, called "Kaylee Speaks: Jewel Staite On Firefly".She played Heidi Gotts in the television series Wonderfalls, and appeared in a Season Three episode of The X-Files.Staite played the role of head medical doctor Jennifer Keller in the Stargate SG-1 spinoff Stargate Atlantis,making her the third actor from the Firefly series to move on to appear in a Stargate series (the first being Adam Baldwin, who had a brief role as a colonel in the Stargate SG-1 Season Seven episode "Heroes", and the second being Morena Baccarin, who played Adria, the main villain in the tenth season of SG-1), and the second to take a recurring role. She replaced Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett). In the fifth season her character was changed from recurring status to part of the main cast. Before taking on the role as Dr. Keller she previously played the Wraith child Ellia in the Stargate Atlantis episode "Instinct".She also appeared in the 2010 Sci-Fi film, Mothman, under direction from Sheldon Wilson.

Staite guest starred in an episode of Warehouse 13 as the love interest of Sheldon (played by Sean Maher, who played Jewel's love interest in Firefly).

She also did voices in the animated TV series Mummies Alive! and Sabrina: The Animated Series for DIC Entertainment. As of 2012, Staite was a series regular on The L.A. Complex, in which she portrayed Raquel Westbrook, a struggling actress. The show aired in Canada on MuchMusic and in the U.S. on The CW. She also appeared recently in an episode of The Listener.

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Filmography (Movies)

LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling

LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling

Character:Ellie Sattler (voice)

Release Date:10/10/2023

Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin

Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin

Character:Nurse Anna

Release Date:17/05/2021

CC

CC

Character:CC

Release Date:22/09/2018

Same Time Next Week

Same Time Next Week

Character:Sarah

Release Date:05/08/2017

The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit

The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit

Character:Stella Williams

Release Date:02/06/2017

Not With His Wife

Not With His Wife

Character:Monica Boland

Release Date:18/05/2016

A Frosty Affair

A Frosty Affair

Character:Kate Carter

Release Date:03/10/2015

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

Character:Cassie Cranston

Release Date:19/09/2015

She Who Must Burn

She Who Must Burn

Character:Margaret

Release Date:26/07/2015

The Christmas Ornament

The Christmas Ornament

Character:Jenna

Release Date:16/11/2013

Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

Character:Self

Release Date:11/11/2012

Doomsday Prophecy

Doomsday Prophecy

Character:Brook Calvin

Release Date:13/08/2011

The Pact

The Pact

Character:Anna

Release Date:24/01/2011

Call Me Mrs. Miracle

Call Me Mrs. Miracle

Character:Holly Wilson

Release Date:27/11/2010

Mothman

Mothman

Character:Katharine

Release Date:24/04/2010

The Forgotten Ones

The Forgotten Ones

Character:Liz

Release Date:08/11/2008

Done the Impossible

Done the Impossible

Character:Self

Release Date:28/07/2006

Serenity

Serenity

Character:Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye

Release Date:25/09/2005

Widow on the Hill

Widow on the Hill

Character:Jenny Cavanaugh

Release Date:24/01/2005

Cheats

Cheats

Character:Teddy Blue

Release Date:31/10/2002

Damaged Care

Damaged Care

Character:Bryanna

Release Date:26/05/2002

Carpool

Carpool

Character:Soap Opera Actress

Release Date:23/08/1996

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

Character:Samantha

Release Date:03/11/1995

The Only Way Out

The Only Way Out

Character:Alexandra Carlisle

Release Date:19/12/1993

Party Mania

Party Mania

Character:Catherine Andrews

Release Date:16/04/1993

Liar, Liar

Liar, Liar

Character:Dorianna

Release Date:24/01/1993

Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

Character:Jennifer Lanahan

Release Date:05/11/1991

Television Appearances

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Character:Naomi Harvey

Family Law

Family Law

Character:Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi

Resident Alien

Resident Alien

Character:Jules Gardner

The Order

The Order

Character:Renee Marand

The Case That Haunts Me

The Case That Haunts Me

Character:Detective Penny Hart

Take Two

Take Two

Character:Jackie Jarvis / Angela Truman

Dialing Home

Dialing Home

Character:Self

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

Character:Stella

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Character:Dr. Bryce

The Magicians

The Magicians

Character:Phyllis

The Magicians

The Magicians

Character:

Con Man

Con Man

Character:Fan Getting Autographs

Blindspot

Blindspot

Character:Kiva Garen

State of Syn

State of Syn

Character:Annika Drake

Motive

Motive

Character:Bally Anderson

The L.A. Complex

The L.A. Complex

Character:Raquel Westbrook

The Killing

The Killing

Character:Caroline Swift

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

Character:Loretta

The Listener

The Listener

Character:Lori Black

Castle

Castle

Character:Erin Cherloff

Supernatural

Supernatural

Character:Amy Pond

Huff

Huff

Character:Carolyn

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

Character:Ellia

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

Character:Jennifer Keller

Wonderfalls

Wonderfalls

Character:Heidi Gotts

Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me

Character:Goth Girl

Firefly

Firefly

Character:Kaylee Frye

Just Deal

Just Deal

Character:Laurel

2gether: The Series

2gether: The Series

Character:Josie

Higher Ground

Higher Ground

Character:Daisy Lipenowski

So Weird

So Weird

Character:Callie Snow

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

Character:Sally Prentiss

Da Vinci's Inquest

Da Vinci's Inquest

Character:Gabriella Da Vinci

Seven Days

Seven Days

Character:Molly - Psychic

Cold Squad

Cold Squad

Character:Thora Andrews

EP Daily

EP Daily

Character:Herself

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Character:Carly / Shannon (segment "The Fine Line")

Space Cases

Space Cases

Character:Catalina

Flash Forward

Flash Forward

Character:Becca Fisher

The X-Files

The X-Files

Character:Amy Jacobs

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Character:Kelly

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Character:Cody

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Character:Labelia

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