
Birth name: Jewel Belair Staite
Date of birth: June 2, 1982
Birthplace: White Rock, BC, Canada
Occupation(s): actress
Jewel Belair Staite was born on June 2, 1982. She is a Canadian actress, who portrayed Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis. One of Staite's most famous roles is 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". She also played Heidi Gotts, the antagonist in the TV series Wonderfalls, which, like Firefly, was cancelled by FOX.