Biography
Jewel Staite is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Kaylee Frye in the television series Firefly (2002–2003) and the film Serenity (2005).
Staite was born on 2 June 1982 in White Rock, British Columbia. She began acting as a child and appeared in earlier series including Space Cases (1996) as Catalina and Flash Forward (1996–1997). She later played Dr Jennifer Keller in Stargate Atlantis (2007–2009).
Other credits include recurring roles in The Killing (2013–2014) and Family Law (2021–2026). She was married to actor Matt Anderson from 2003 to 2011 and has one child.
