• Jewel Staite is a Canadian-born actress and model with an extensive resume in TV. Her work in Science Fiction action dramas, such as Firefly and Stargate Atlantis, has led to her being identified with the genre.

• 1. Full name: Jewel Belair Staite
  2. Born: June 2, 1982 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
  3. Youngest of 7 children
  4. Attended Vancouver Film School
  5. Hobbies: Writing and traveling
  6. Married: Matt Anderson

• Sci Fi Roles

  Though Staite has acted in a number of settings, including soap opera and crime dramas, her highest profile roles have been in programs and films with Science Fiction themes. In the Sci-Fi TV series Firefly, as well as its cinematic spin-off, Serenity, she played the self-taught ship mechanic [[Kaywinnit Lee "Kaylee" Frye]]. She also appears in Sci-Fi Channel's Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Jennifer Keller. Minor Sci Fi roles have included appearances in The X-Files, the Honey I Shrunk the Kids TV show and the mid-1990s Canadian Sci Fi comedy series Space Cases.

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