Jewel Staite
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Jewel Staite | |
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 Jewel Staite in 2005 | |
| Born | Jewel Belair Staite June 2, 1982 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | Since 1988 |
| 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.
Personal life
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 25 April 2003. On 13 December 2011, she announced they were divorcing in a post on her food blog.[2]
Career
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, the antagonist in the TV 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 SyFy film, Mothman, under direction from Sheldon Wilson.[7]
She also did voices in the animated TV series Mummies Alive! and Sabrina: The Animated Series for DIC Entertainment.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | Samantha | |
| 1996 | Carpool | Soap Opera Actress | |
| 2002 | Cheats | Teddy Blue | |
| 2005 | Serenity | Kaylee Frye | |
| 2011 | The Pact | Anna | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories | Jennifer Lanahan | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Odyssey | Labelia | Episode: "The Believers" |
| 1993 | Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter | Dorianna | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Only Way Out | Alexandra Carlisle | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Odyssey | Labelia | Episode: "The Prophecy" |
| 1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Kelly | Episode: "The Tale of Watcher's Woods" |
| 1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Cody | Episode: "The Tale of the Unfinished Painting" |
| 1995 | The X-Files | Amy Jacobs | Episode: "Oubliette" |
| 1996 | Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. | Theresa | TV movie |
| 1996 | Space Cases | Catalina | 15 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Flash Forward | Rebecca 'Becca' Fisher | 26 episodes |
| 1997–1999 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV show | Tiara VanHorn | 5 episodes |
| 1998 | Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins | (voice) | Video |
| 1998–2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Gabriella Da Vinci | 13 episodes |
| 1999 | Sabrina: The Animated Series | (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | So Weird | Callie | Episode: "Siren" |
| 1999 | Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy | Sally Prentiss | Episode: "Happy Trails" Episode: "Fools for Love" |
| 2000 | Higher Ground | Daisy Lipenowski | 22 episodes |
| 2001 | The Immortal | Danielle Jenkins | Episode: "Learning Curve" |
| 2001 | 2gether: The Series | Josie | Episode: "Kiss" |
| 2001 | Seven Days | Molly | Episode: "Empty Quiver" |
| 2002 | Roughing It | Susan Olivia Clemens | TV movie |
| 2002 | Damaged Care | Bryanna (15–20 years) | TV movie |
| 2002 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Carly / Shannon | Episode: "Second Sight" |
| 2002 | Just Deal | Laurel | 8 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Firefly | Kaylee Frye | 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 | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Widow on the Hill | Jenny Cavanaugh | TV movie |
| 2005–2009 | Stargate Atlantis | Dr. Jennifer Keller | 33 episodes |
| 2009 | The Forgotten Ones | Liz | Video |
| 2010 | Mothman | Katharine Grant | TV movie |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Loretta | Episode: "Mild Mannered" |
| 2010 | Call Me Mrs. Miracle | Holly Wilson | TV movie |
| 2011 | Doomsday Prophecy | Brooke Kelvin | TV movie |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Amy Pond | Episode: "The Girl Next Door" |
| 2012 | The L.A. Complex | Raquel Westbrook | 19 episodes |
References
- ^ http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/jewel_staite/interview02.shtml
- ^ Happier Than a Pig In...: "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."
- ^ Firefly Star Encounters Mothman on Syfy
- ^ Perenson, Melissa J. (2007-06-11). "Firefly's Staite Joins Atlantis". SciFi.com. Retrieved 2008-11-30. [dead link]
- ^ Mallozzi, Joseph (2008-02-05). "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!". Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ Syfy's Mothman Spreads Its Wings in New Clip
- ^ TV: First Look at 'Mothman' Creature in Clip
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