Jewel Staite

Born: 1982-06-02

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.


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Serenity

as Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
Released: 2005-09-25

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves...

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Call Me Mrs. Miracle

as Holly Wilson
Released: 2010-11-27

Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a...

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Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

as Samantha
Released: 1995-11-03

Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear...

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How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

as Cassie Cranston
Released: 2015-09-19

In high school Cassie Cranston was slut-shamed out of the wholesome and repressed town of...

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Doomsday Prophecy

as Brook Calvin
Released: 2011-08-13

With the government agents on their trail, journalist Eric Fox and archaeologist Brook Calvin...

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Carpool

as Soap Opera Actress
Released: 1996-08-23

A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for...

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The Forgotten Ones

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Released: 2008-11-08

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Same Time Next Week

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Released: 2017-08-05

Sara deals with her grief by trying to complete her late husband’s bucket list. Injuring herself...

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Cheats

as Teddy Blue
Released: 2002-10-31

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The Christmas Ornament

as Jenna
Released: 2013-11-16

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LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling

as Ellie Sattler (voice)
Released: 2023-10-10

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Widow on the Hill

as Jenny Cavanaugh
Released: 2005-01-24

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Mothman

as Katharine
Released: 2010-04-24

A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friend's tragic death. They...

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A Frosty Affair

as Kate Carter
Released: 2015-10-03

A rom-com about the adventures of a small town teacher, Kate Carter, going back to the city for...

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Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

as Herself
Released: 2012-11-11

Science Channel reunites Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion and the entire renegade crew of the...

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Done the Impossible

as Self
Released: 2006-07-28

A documentary covering Firefly's birth, death and rebirth from the perspective of both the fans...

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Not With His Wife

as Monica Boland
Released: 2016-05-18

Forensic accountant Monica Bolland tracks down white-collar criminals, but when her husband...

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The Only Way Out

as Alexandra Carlisle
Released: 1993-12-19

Jeremy Carlisle's ex-wife Lynn is trying to stay away from her dangerously disturbed...

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Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin

as Nurse Anna
Released: 2021-05-17

Scientists Banting, Best, Collip and Macleod at the University of Toronto as they race for a...

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The Wrong Bed: Naked Pursuit

as Stella Williams
Released: 2017-06-02

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She Who Must Burn

as Margaret
Released: 2015-07-26

When Angela refuses to leave her planned-parenthood clinic after it is shut down by the state, a...

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The Pact

as Anna
Released: 2011-01-24

A young woman finds herself alone in the house of her late mother where an unsettling and...

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CC

as CC
Released: 2018-09-22

An AID (Artificially Intelligent Device) nanny named CC follows her programming to the letter of...

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Damaged Care

as Bryanna
Released: 2002-05-26

Anesthesist Doug Peeno hopes to pay for the legal costs of preventing his son Bryan being left...

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Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

as Jennifer Lanahan
Released: 1991-11-05

Three women, who seem to have nothing in common: Abigail is a college student at Yale and...

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Party Mania

as Catherine Andrews
Released: 1993-04-16

Race against the video to get ready for the most happenin' party! It's Saturday, and the Keller...

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Supernatural

as Amy Pond
First aired: 2005-09-13

When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic...

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The Good Doctor

as Stella
First aired: 2017-09-25

Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country...

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Castle

as Erin Cherloff
First aired: 2009-03-09

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard...

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Stargate SG-1

as Doctor Jennifer Keller / Herself
First aired: 1997-07-27

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the...

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Stargate Atlantis

as Ellia
First aired: 2004-07-15

With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr....

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Stargate Atlantis

as Jennifer Keller
First aired: 2004-07-15

With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr....

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The X-Files

as Amy Jacobs
First aired: 1993-09-10

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...

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Blindspot

as Kiva Garen
First aired: 2015-09-21

A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times...

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Warehouse 13

as Loretta
First aired: 2009-07-07

After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete...

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DC's Legends of Tomorrow

as Dr. Bryce
First aired: 2016-01-21

When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he...

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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Carly / Shannon (segment "The Fine Line")
First aired: 1997-05-25

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and...

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Firefly

as Kaylee Frye
First aired: 2002-09-20

In the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the...

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Are You Afraid of the Dark?

as Kelly
First aired: 1992-08-15

This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the...

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Are You Afraid of the Dark?

as Cody
First aired: 1992-08-15

This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the...

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Quantum Leap

as Naomi Harvey
First aired: 2022-09-19

It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and...

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The Listener

as Lori Black
First aired: 2009-06-04

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really...

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The Magicians

as Phyllis
First aired: 2015-12-16

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox...

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The Magicians

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-12-16

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox...

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The Killing

as Caroline Swift
First aired: 2011-04-03

The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series...

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Seven Days

as Molly - Psychic
First aired: 1998-10-07

"Ever wish you could live your last week all over again? Well, my name's Frank B. Parker, and I...

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Motive

as Bally Anderson
First aired: 2013-02-03

A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover...

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Da Vinci's Inquest

as Gabriella Da Vinci
First aired: 1998-10-07

Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from...

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The Order

as Renee Marand
First aired: 2019-03-07

Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war...

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Dead Like Me

as Goth Girl
First aired: 2003-06-27

When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it...

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Family Law

as Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi
First aired: 2021-09-16

Lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi is struggling to put her career and family back...

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Con Man

as Fan Getting Autographs
First aired: 2015-09-30

Con Man centers on the post-show life of Wray Nerely the co-star of “Spectrum,” a sci-fi series,...

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So Weird

as Callie Snow
First aired: 1999-01-18

Fourteen-year-old Fi Phillips investigates the paranormal while touring the country in a bus...

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Cold Squad

as Thora Andrews
First aired: 1998-01-23

Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that...

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The Odyssey

as Labelia
First aired: 1992-03-09

The Odyssey is a Canadian-produced half-hour adventure-fantasy television series for children,...

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Wonderfalls

as Heidi Gotts
First aired: 2004-03-12

Jaye Tyler, a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, holds a dead-end job as...

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Take Two

as Jackie Jarvis / Angela Truman
First aired: 2018-06-21

Sam Swift, the former star of a hit cop series whose epic breakdown is broadcast to the public...

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Higher Ground

as Daisy Lipenowski
First aired: 2000-01-14

Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver,...

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Flash Forward

as Becca Fisher
First aired: 1995-12-14

A look at the lives of two best friends and neighbors since birth, Tucker and Rebecca, and their...

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2gether: The Series

as Josie
First aired: 2000-08-15

The fictional boy band goes behind the scenes of the world of pop music.

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Huff

as Carolyn
First aired: 2004-11-07

Dr. Craig Huffstodt, a family man and a successful psychiatrist, gets a wake-up call after a...

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State of Syn

as Annika Drake
First aired: 2013-11-07

In a futuristic society where instability reigns, one commodity remains accessible to all:...

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Space Cases

as Catalina
First aired: 1996-03-02

Space Cases is a science fiction television series. Its premise revolves around a group of...

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The L.A. Complex

as Raquel Westbrook
First aired: 2012-01-10

Six young performers having been dubbed “most likely to succeed” in their hometowns now face the...

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The Case That Haunts Me

as Detective Penny Hart
First aired: 2018-10-25

Detectives recall the career-defining cases that still keep them up at night, from mysterious...

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Dialing Home

as Self
First aired: 2017-11-17

Celebrating 20 years of the Stargate franchise, Dialing Home is a series of retrospectives and...

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Just Deal

as Laurel
First aired: 2000-09-23

High school students Dylan Roberts and Ashley Gordon make the transition from being just friends...

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EP Daily

as Herself
First aired: 1997-09-20

EP Daily is a daily news television show that covers movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles...

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