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Jewel Staite

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Jewel Staite
Image:Jewel Staite, 2005 convention.jpg
Staite at a fan convention in 2005
Born June 2 1982 (age 27)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Notable roles "Kaylee Frye" in
Firefly
"Heidi Gotts" in
Wonderfalls

Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in Firefly and the subsequent film Serenity.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

The youngest of seven children, Staite modelled as a child and acted since age six. She attended the Vancouver Film School and worked at the Vancouver Youth Theatre.

Staite has worked with the Dyslexia Foundation and several AIDS charities. She married Matt Anderson on April 25, 2003.[1]

[edit] Career

Staite is perhaps best known for her role as Kaylee Frye in the short-lived science fiction/Western television series Firefly and its subsequent 2005 film, Serenity. She also wrote a chapter in the book Finding Serenity, called "Kaylee Speaks: Jewel Staite On Firefly".

Other television work includes:

She has also been a guest star on The Odyssey, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, The X-Files, Just Deal, Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me, Seven Days, Huff, and Stargate Atlantis.

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