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.
2023
as Ellie Sattler (voice)
2022
as Naomi Harvey
2021
as Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi
2021
as Nurse Anna
2019
as Renee Marand
2018
as Detective Penny Hart
2018
as CC
2018
as Jackie Jarvis / Angela Truman
2017
as Stella
2017
as Sarah
2017
as Stella Williams
2016
as Monica Boland
2016
as Dr. Bryce
2015
as Phyllis
2015
2015
as Kate Carter
2015
as Fan Getting Autographs
2015
as Kiva Garen
2015
as Cassie Cranston
2015
as Margaret
2013
as Jenna
2013
as Annika Drake
2013
as Bally Anderson
2012
as Herself
2012
as Raquel Westbrook
2011
as Brook Calvin
2011
as Caroline Swift
2011
as Anna
2010
as Holly Wilson
2010
as Katharine
2009
as Loretta
2009
as Lori Black
2009
as Erin Cherloff
2008
as Liz
2006
as Self
2005
as Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
2005
as Amy Pond
2005
as Jenny Cavanaugh
2004
as Carolyn
2004
as Ellia
2004
as Jennifer Keller
2004
as Heidi Gotts
2003
as Goth Girl
2002
as Teddy Blue
2002
as Kaylee Frye
2002
as Bryanna
2000
as Laurel
2000
as Josie
2000
as Daisy Lipenowski
1999
as Callie Snow
1999
as Sally Prentiss
1998
as Gabriella Da Vinci
1998
as Molly - Psychic
1998
as Thora Andrews
1997
as Doctor Jennifer Keller / Herself
1997
as Carly / Shannon (segment "The Fine Line")
1996
as Soap Opera Actress
1996
as Catalina
1995
as Becca Fisher
1995
as Samantha
1993
as Alexandra Carlisle
1993
as Amy Jacobs
1993
as Catherine Andrews
1992
as Kelly
1992
as Cody
1992
as Labelia
1991
as Jennifer Lanahan