Jewel Staite

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Jewel Staite
Jewel Staite.jpg
Jewel Staite in 2005
Born Jewel Belair Staite
(1982-06-02) June 2, 1982 (age 30)
White Rock, BC, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 1988–present
Spouse(s) Matt Anderson (2003-11)
Website
http://jewelstaite.com

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.

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Personal life [edit]

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.[1]

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.[2]

Career [edit]

Staite played Kaylee Frye in the short-lived space western television series Firefly and its subsequent 2005 film, Serenity. She wrote a chapter in the book Finding Serenity, called "Kaylee Speaks: Jewel Staite On Firefly".[3]

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,[4] 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.[5] Before taking on the role as Dr. Keller she previously played the Wraith child Ellia in the Stargate Atlantis episode "Instinct".[6] She also appeared in the 2010 Sci-Fi film, Mothman, under direction from Sheldon Wilson.[7]

Staite appeared in an episode of Warehouse 13 as the wife of her character's Firefly love interest, Simon Tam, played by Sean Maher, as a shout-out to their unresolved story line.

She also did voices in the animated TV series Mummies Alive! and Sabrina: The Animated Series for DIC Entertainment. As of 2012, Staite is a series regular on The L.A. Complex, in which she portrays Raquel Westbrook, a struggling actress. The show airs in Canada on MuchMusic and in the U.S. on The CW.

Filmography [edit]

Film [edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Samantha
1996 Carpool Soap Opera Actress
1998 Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (voice) Video
2002 Cheats Teddy Blue
2005 Serenity Kaylee Frye
2009 After Dusk They Come Liz Video
2011 Pact, TheThe Pact Anna Short film

Television [edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories Jennifer Lanahan TV film
1992 Odyssey, TheThe Odyssey Labelia Episode: "The Believers"
1993 Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter Dorianna TV film
1993 Only Way Out, TheThe Only Way Out Alexandra Carlisle TV film
1994 Odyssey, TheThe Odyssey Labelia Episode: "The Prophecy"
1994 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Kelly Episode: "The Tale of the Watcher's Woods"
1995 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Cody Episode: "The Tale of the Unfinished Painting"
1995 X-Files, TheThe X-Files Amy Jacobs Episode: "Oubliette"
1996 Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. Theresa TV film
1996 Space Cases Catalina Main role (15 episodes)
1996-1997 Flash Forward Rebecca 'Becca' Fisher Main role (26 episodes)
1997-1999 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Tiara VanHorn Recurring role (5 episodes)
1998-2001 Da Vinci's Inquest Gabriella Da Vinci Recurring role (13 episodes)
1999 Sabrina: The Animated Series (voice) Episodes: "You Said a Mouse-ful", "The Importance of Being Norma",
"Saturday Night Furor", "Harvzilla"
1999 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy Sally Prentiss Episodes: "Happy Trails", "Fools for Love"
2000 Higher Ground Daisy Lipenowski Main role (22 episodes)
2001 Immortal, TheThe Immortal Danielle Jenkins Episode: "Learning Curve"
2001 2gether: The Series Josie Episode: "Kiss"
2001 Seven Days Molly Episode: "Empty Quiver"
2002 Roughing It Olivia Susan Clemens TV film
2002 Damaged Care Bryanna (15-20 years) TV film
2002 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Carly / Shannon Episode: "Second Sight"
2002 Just Deal Laurel (8 episodes)
2002-2003 Firefly Kaylee Frye Main role (14 episodes)
2003 Dead Like Me Goth Girl Episode: "Rest in Peace"
2004 Huff Carolyn Episode: "Pilot"
2004 Cold Squad Thora Andrews Episode: "Girlfriend in a Closet"
2004 Wonderfalls Heidi Gotts Episodes: "Lying Pig", "Cocktail Bunny", "Safety Canary", "Caged Bird"
2005 Widow on the Hill Jenny Cavanaugh TV film
2005 Stargate Atlantis Ellia Episode: "Instinct"
2007-2009 Stargate Atlantis Jennifer Keller Regular role (32 episodes)
2010 Animism Mel Ravensfall Episode: "The Hero's Journey... With Friends!"
2010 Mothman Katharine Grant TV film
2010 Warehouse 13 Loretta Episode: "Mild Mannered"
2010 Call Me Mrs. Miracle Holly TV film
2011 Doomsday Prophecy Brook Calvin TV film
2011 Supernatural Amy Pond Episode: "The Girl Next Door"
2012 L.A. Complex, TheThe L.A. Complex Raquel Westbrook Main role (19 episodes)
2012 State of Syn Annika Drake TV series, post-production

References [edit]

  1. ^ Michael J. Lee (September 15, 2005). "Jewel Staite Interview". Radio Free Entertainment. 
  2. ^ Jewel Staite (13 December, 2011). "Happier Than a Pig In...:". Happy Opu. Retrieved April 16, 2013. "Life has taken a turn for the interesting over the last few months, and I’ve found myself in the middle of a divorce from my lovely husband." 
  3. ^ Foywonder (November 10th, 2009). "Firefly Star Encounters Mothman on Syfy". DreadCentral. 
  4. ^ Perenson, Melissa J. (2007-06-11). "Firefly's Staite Joins Atlantis". SciFi.com. Retrieved 2008-11-30. [dead link]
  5. ^ Mallozzi, Joseph (2008-02-05). "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!". Retrieved 2008-02-10. 
  6. ^ "Syfy's Mothman Spreads Its Wings in New Clip". Dread Central. April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2013. 
  7. ^ "TV: First Look at 'Mothman' Creature in Clip". Bloody Disgusting. April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2013. 

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