Jewel Staite
Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982 in White Rock , British Columbia ) is a Canadian actress . She gained fame primarily through her roles as Kaylee Frye in the television series Firefly - Der Aufbruch der Serenity and the film based on it, Serenity - Escape into New Worlds (2005) and as Dr. Jennifer Keller in Stargate Atlantis .
life and career
Staite lived on Maui until she was four , where she had her first stage appearances at the age of two. After moving to Vancouver , she got the offer to have her photographed and filmed for Sears children's fashion . After an initial refusal, she finally agreed because she really wanted the clothes. For years she was active in the "Vancouver Youth Theater" and practiced there several days a week, which eventually brought her various modeling jobs and led to her first appearances in commercials and finally to major television roles.
On April 25, 2003, Staite married her boyfriend Mat Anderson in the presence of their Firefly colleagues Morena Baccarin and Nathan Fillion on Maui. On December 13, 2011, she announced her impending divorce on her blog. In December 2015, Staite announced the birth of their son with boyfriend Charlie Ritchie, whom she married on July 23, 2016.
She actively supports various AIDS aid organizations.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1992: Liar Liar (TV movie)
- 1995: Gold Diggers : The Secret of Bear Mountain
- 1996: The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
- 2002: The High School Tricksters (Cheats)
- 2005: Serenity - Escape into New Worlds (Serenity)
- 2005: Under the Spell of the Black Widow ( Widow on the Hill , TV movie)
- 2009: The Tribe (The Tribe)
- 2010: Mothman - The Return (Mothman)
- 2010: Mrs. Miracle 2 - A Magical Christmas Party (Call Me Mrs. Miracle)
- 2011: Doomsday Prophecy - Mayan Prophecy (Doomsday Prophecy)
- 2015: How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
TV Shows
- 1995: horror, horror, goosebumps ( Are You Afraid of the Dark?, 2 episodes)
- 1995: The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases ( The X-Files , Episode 3x08)
- 1996: Space Cases (15 episodes)
- 1996–1997: Flash Forward (26 episodes)
- 1997-1999: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ( Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show , 5 episodes)
- 1998–2001: Da Vinci's Inquest (13 episodes)
- 2000: Higher Ground (22 episodes)
- 2001: Seven Days - Das Tor zur Zeit ( Seven Days , Episode 3x16)
- 2001: Immortal - The Immortal ( The Immortal , Episode 1x13)
- 2002: Just Deal (8 episodes)
- 2002: X-Factor: The Unbelievable ( Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction , TV series, episode 4x04, Part 2, Psychically Connected )
- 2002–2003: Firefly - The Dawn of the Serenity ( Firefly , 14 episodes)
- 2003: Dead Like Me ( Dead Like Me , Episode 1x14)
- 2004: Wonderfalls (4 episodes)
- 2005–2009: Stargate Atlantis (33 episodes)
- 2010: Warehouse 13 (Episode 2x02)
- 2011: Supernatural (Episode 7x03)
- 2012: The LA Complex (19 episodes)
- 2013–2014: The Killing (10 episodes)
- 2016: Castle (episode 8x20)
- 2016: Legends of Tomorrow (Episode 1x10)
- 2017: Blindspot (Episode 2x19)
- 2018: The Good Doctor (Episode 2x06)
- 2018: Real Detective (Episode: The Disappeared Prostitute)
- 2019: The Order (Episodes 1x05–1x06)
Web links
- Jewel Staite in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Jewel Staite
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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." ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Staite, Jewel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Staite, Jewel Belair (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd June 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | White Rock , British Columbia, Canada |