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Jewel Staite

Acting · Born June 2, 1982 · White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

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.

Movies with Jewel Staite

• Serenity (2005) — Kaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
• How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town (2015) — Cassie Cranston
• Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) — Samantha
• Doomsday Prophecy (2011) — Brook Calvin
• Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010) — Holly Wilson
• Carpool (1996) — Soap Opera Actress
• Widow on the Hill (2005) — Jenny Cavanaugh
• Roughing It (2002) — Susy Clemens
• The Forgotten Ones (2009) — Liz
• Cheats (2002) — Teddy Blue
• Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories (1991) — Jennifer Lanahan
• LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling (2023) — Ellie Sattler (voice)

TV shows with Jewel Staite

• Stargate Atlantis (2004) — Jennifer Keller
• The Killing (2011) — Caroline Swift
• Firefly (2002) — Kaylee Frye
• Da Vinci's Inquest (1998) — Gabriella Da Vinci
• Family Law (2021) — Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi
• Higher Ground (2000) — Daisy Lipenowski
• The L.A. Complex (2012) — Raquel Westbrook
• Flash Forward (1995) — Becca Fisher