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  • BIRTH 02/06/1982
  • Country Canada
  • SHOWS 33
  • MOVIES 21
  • PRODUCTION 1

Jewel Staite

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.

Jewel Staite

Shows (33)

The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor
Stella
Supernatural
Supernatural
Amy Pond
Quantum Leap (2022)
Quantum Leap (2022)
Naomi Harvey
The Order
The Order
Renee Marand
The X-Files
The X-Files
Amy Jacobs
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dr. Bryce
Blindspot
Blindspot
Kiva Garen
Castle (2009)
Castle (2009)
Erin Cherloff
The Magicians
The Magicians
Phyllis
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis
Ellia / Jennifer Keller
Firefly
Firefly
Kaylee Frye
Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me
Goth Girl
The Killing
The Killing
Caroline Swift
Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13
Loretta
The Listener
The Listener
Lori Black
Family Law (2021)
Family Law (2021)
Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi / Abigail Bianchi
Take Two
Take Two
Jackie Jarvis / Angela Truman
7 Days
7 Days
Molly - Psychic
Motive
Motive
Bally Anderson
Higher Ground
Higher Ground
Daisy Lipenowski
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
Heidi Gotts
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Cody / Kelly
The L.A. Complex
The L.A. Complex
Raquel Westbrook
Huff
Huff
Carolyn
So Weird
So Weird
Callie Snow
Con Man
Con Man
Fan Getting Autographs
Space Cases
Space Cases
Catalina
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
Labelia
Flash Forward
Flash Forward
Rebecca 'Becca' Fisher
Cold Squad
Cold Squad
Thora Andrews
State of Syn
State of Syn
Annika Drake
Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest
Gabriella Da Vinci
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
Sally Prentiss

Movies (21)

Serenity
Serenity
Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
Cassie Cranston
The Christmas Ornament
The Christmas Ornament
Jenna
Doomsday Prophecy
Doomsday Prophecy
Brook Calvin
Call Me Mrs. Miracle
Call Me Mrs. Miracle
Holly Wilson
Cheats
Cheats
Teddy Blue
LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling
LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling
Ellie Sattler (voice)
Carpool
Carpool
Soap Opera Actress
Same Time Next Week
Same Time Next Week
Sarah
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Samantha
Done the Impossible
Done the Impossible
Self
A Frosty Affair
A Frosty Affair
Kate Carter
The Pact
The Pact
Anna
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
Jennifer Lanahan
She Who Must Burn
She Who Must Burn
Margaret
Mothman
Mothman
Katharine
The Forgotten Ones
The Forgotten Ones
Liz
Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special
Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary…
Herself
The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit
The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit
Stella Williams
Widow on the Hill
Widow on the Hill
Jenny Cavanaugh
Not With His Wife
Not With His Wife
Monica Boland

Production

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town