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Jewel Staite

Jewel Staite

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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.

LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling

LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling

2023

as Ellie Sattler (voice)

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

2022

as Naomi Harvey

Family Law

Family Law

2021

as Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi

Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin

Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin

2021

as Nurse Anna

The Order

The Order

2019

as Renee Marand

The Case That Haunts Me

The Case That Haunts Me

2018

as Detective Penny Hart

CC

CC

2018

as CC

Take Two

Take Two

2018

as Jackie Jarvis / Angela Truman

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

2017

as Stella

Same Time Next Week

Same Time Next Week

2017

as Sarah

The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit

The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit

2017

as Stella Williams

Not With His Wife

Not With His Wife

2016

as Monica Boland

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

2016

as Dr. Bryce

The Magicians

The Magicians

2015

as Phyllis

The Magicians

The Magicians

2015

A Frosty Affair

A Frosty Affair

2015

as Kate Carter

Con Man

Con Man

2015

as Fan Getting Autographs

Blindspot

Blindspot

2015

as Kiva Garen

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

2015

as Cassie Cranston

She Who Must Burn

She Who Must Burn

2015

as Margaret

The Christmas Ornament

The Christmas Ornament

2013

as Jenna

State of Syn

State of Syn

2013

as Annika Drake

Motive

Motive

2013

as Bally Anderson

Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

2012

as Herself

The L.A. Complex

The L.A. Complex

2012

as Raquel Westbrook

Doomsday Prophecy

Doomsday Prophecy

2011

as Brook Calvin

The Killing

The Killing

2011

as Caroline Swift

The Pact

The Pact

2011

as Anna

Call Me Mrs. Miracle

Call Me Mrs. Miracle

2010

as Holly Wilson

Mothman

Mothman

2010

as Katharine

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

2009

as Loretta

The Listener

The Listener

2009

as Lori Black

Castle

Castle

2009

as Erin Cherloff

The Forgotten Ones

The Forgotten Ones

2008

as Liz

Done the Impossible

Done the Impossible

2006

as Self

Serenity

Serenity

2005

as Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye

Supernatural

Supernatural

2005

as Amy Pond

Widow on the Hill

Widow on the Hill

2005

as Jenny Cavanaugh

Huff

Huff

2004

as Carolyn

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

2004

as Ellia

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

2004

as Jennifer Keller

Wonderfalls

Wonderfalls

2004

as Heidi Gotts

Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me

2003

as Goth Girl

Cheats

Cheats

2002

as Teddy Blue

Firefly

Firefly

2002

as Kaylee Frye

Damaged Care

Damaged Care

2002

as Bryanna

Just Deal

Just Deal

2000

as Laurel

2gether: The Series

2gether: The Series

2000

as Josie

Higher Ground

Higher Ground

2000

as Daisy Lipenowski

So Weird

So Weird

1999

as Callie Snow

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy

1999

as Sally Prentiss

Da Vinci's Inquest

Da Vinci's Inquest

1998

as Gabriella Da Vinci

Seven Days

Seven Days

1998

as Molly - Psychic

Cold Squad

Cold Squad

1998

as Thora Andrews

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

1997

as Doctor Jennifer Keller / Herself

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

as Carly / Shannon (segment "The Fine Line")

Carpool

Carpool

1996

as Soap Opera Actress

Space Cases

Space Cases

1996

as Catalina

Flash Forward

Flash Forward

1995

as Becca Fisher

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

1995

as Samantha

The Only Way Out

The Only Way Out

1993

as Alexandra Carlisle

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

as Amy Jacobs

Party Mania

Party Mania

1993

as Catherine Andrews

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

1992

as Kelly

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

1992

as Cody

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1992

as Labelia

Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

1991

as Jennifer Lanahan