Jewel Staite

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.

Name Jewel Staite
Age 42 years 0 month 28 days old
Net Worth 1 million
Height 1.66 meter
Born Place White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality CA
Birthday 1982-06-02

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Jewel Staite Age in 2024 is 42 years 0 month 28 days old

2. What is the birthday of Jewel Staite ?

Birthday of Jewel Staite is 1982-06-02

3. what is the net worth of Jewel Staite in 2024 ?

Jewel Staite net worth in 2024 is 1 million

4. what is the height of Jewel Staite ?

Jewel Staite height is 1.66 meter

5. what is the nationality of Jewel Staite ?

Jewel Staite nationality is CA

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Jewel Staite occupation is actor , voice_actor

7. What is the gender of Jewel Staite ?

Gender of Jewel Staite is Female

8. What is nick name of Jewel Staite ?

Nick name of Jewel Staite is Jewel,Jewel Belair Staite

9. Where Jewel Staite was born?

Jewel Staite was born in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

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