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Jewel Staite
Actor, ProducerBorn June 2, 1982 (42 years)
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.
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
| 2023 | LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling · as Ellie Sattler (voice) |
| 2022 | Quantum Leap (2022) (TV Series) · as Naomi Harvey |
| 2021 | Family Law (2021) (TV Series) · as Abigail 'abby' Bianchi |
| 2019 | The Order (TV Series) · as Renee Marand |
| 2018 | The Case That Haunts Me (TV Series) · as Detective Penny Hart |
| 2018 | Take Two (TV Series) · as Jackie Jarvis / Angela Truman |
| 2018 | The Detectives (2018) (TV Series) · as Detective Penny Hart |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor (TV Series) · as Stella |
| 2017 | Same Time Next Week · as Sarah |
| 2017 | The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit · as Stella Williams |
| 2016 | Undercover Wife · as Monica Boland |
| 2016 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Dr. Bryce |
| 2015 | The Magicians (2015) (TV Series) · as Phyllis |
| 2015 | A Frosty Affair · as Kate Carter |
| 2015 | Blindspot (TV Series) · as Kiva Garen |
| 2015 | How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town · as Cassie Cranston |
| 2015 | Con Man (TV Series) · as Fan Getting Autographs |
| 2015 | She Who Must Burn · as Margaret |
| 2013 | The Christmas Ornament · as Jenna |
| 2013 | State of Syn (TV Series) · as Annika Drake |
| 2013 | Motive (TV Series) · as Bally Anderson |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex (TV Series) · as Raquel Westbrook |
| 2011 | Doomsday Prophecy · as Brook Calvin |
| 2011 | The Killing (US) (TV Series) · as Caroline Swift |
| 2010 | Call Me Mrs. Miracle · as Holly Wilson |
| 2010 | Mothman · as Katharine |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 (TV Series) · as Loretta |
| 2009 | The Forgotten Ones · as Liz |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Erin Cherloff |
| 2009 | The Listener (TV Series) · as Lori Black |
| 2005 | Serenity · as Kaywinnet Lee 'kaylee' Frye |
| 2005 | Supernatural (TV Series) · as Amy Pond |
| 2005 | Widow on the Hill · as Jenny Cavanaugh |
| 2004 | Huff (TV Series) · as Carolyn |
| 2004 | Stargate Atlantis (TV Series) · as Jennifer Keller |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls (TV Series) · as Heidi Gotts |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me (TV Series) · as Goth Girl |
| 2002 | Cheaters · as Teddy Blue |
| 2002 | Firefly (TV Series) · as Kaylee Frye |
| 2002 | Damaged Care · as Bryanna |
| 2002 | Roughing It · as Susy Clemens |
| 2000 | The Immortal (2000) (TV Series) · as Danielle Jenkins |
| 2000 | Just Deal (TV Series) · as Laurel |
| 2000 | 2gether (TV Series) · as Josie |
| 2000 | Higher Ground (TV Series) · as Daisy Lipenowski |
| 1999 | Sabrina: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1999 | So Weird (TV Series) · as Callie Snow |
| 1998 | Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (TV Series) · as Sally Prentiss |
| 1998 | Da Vinci's Inquest (TV Series) · as Gabriella Da Vinci |
| 1998 | 7 Days (TV Series) · as Molly - Psychic |
| 1998 | Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins · as Cast |
| 1998 | Cold Squad (TV Series) · as Thora Andrews |
| 1997 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV Series) · as Tiara Vanhorn |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) · as Carly / Shannon (segment "the Fine Line") |
| 1996 | The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. · as Theresa |
| 1996 | Carpool · as Soap Opera Actress |
| 1996 | Space Cases (TV Series) · as Catalina |
| 1995 | Flash Forward (TV Series) · as Becca Fisher |
| 1995 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain · as Samantha |
| 1993 | The Only Way Out · as Alexandra Carlisle |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Amy Jacobs |
| 1993 | Party Mania · as Catherine Andrews |
| 1993 | Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter · as Dorianna |
| 1992 | The Odyssey (TV Series) · as Labelia |
| 1991 | Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories · as Jennifer Lanahan |
| 1991 | Heritage Minutes (TV Series) · as Nurse Anna |
| 1990 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series) · as Kelly |