Person Details

Birthday: 1982-06-02 18:21:15

Aliases: Jewel

Gender: Female

Place of birth: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

Homepage: http://jewelstaite.com/

Movie Involvements: 21

TV Involvements: 34


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

The Good Doctor
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9

The Good Doctor

(2017) Stella
Supernatural
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8

Supernatural

(2005) Amy Pond
Castle
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8

Castle

(2009) Erin Cherloff
Stargate SG-1
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8

Stargate SG-1

(1997) Doctor Jennifer Keller / Herself
The X-Files
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8

The X-Files

(1993) Amy Jacobs
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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7

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

(2016) Dr. Bryce
Stargate Atlantis
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8

Stargate Atlantis

(2004) Dr. Jennifer Keller
Blindspot
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7

Blindspot

(2015) Kiva Garen

Acting

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

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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