Jewel Staite

Personal context

Summary

Jewel Staite is a Canadian actor best known for playing Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity and Dr. Jennifer Keller in Stargate Atlantis; her later television work includes The Killing, The Magicians, The Order, and Family Law. Her roles range from science-fiction ensemble characters to crime and legal drama. In 2019, she took part in Vancouver’s Feminist Live Reads and said the event should help audiences see women in roles traditionally written for men; she also noted continuing pay disparities for women in Hollywood. Earlier, she said she had worked with the AIDS Foundation in Vancouver and the Dyslexia Foundation. No public statements on party politics, race-focused advocacy, or LGBTQ advocacy are on record.