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:
- Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter (1992)
- Flash Forward (1996)
- Space Cases (1996)
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
- Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
- Higher Ground (2000)
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.
[edit] External links
- Jewel Staite at the Internet Movie Database
- Unofficial fan page, with messages from Jewel to her fans (fansite)
- Jewel's very own Weblog
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| NAME | Staite, Jewel |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | White Rock, British Columbia, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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Categories: 1982 births | Living people | Are You Afraid of the Dark? actors | British Columbia actors | Canadian models | Canadian child actors | Canadian film actors | Canadian television actors | Canadian voice actors | Firefly cast and crew | People from White Rock, British Columbia | Stargate actors | X-Files actors
