Alright Firefly fans, we are excited to announce that Jewel Staite is heading to Puyallup for the Washington State Summer Con happening from June 23rd through the 25th. Please welcome the actress that brought you the sweet and bubbly Kaylee Frye from the cult-classic television show Firefly, AND the brilliant Dr. Jennifer Keller from the hit sci-fi Stargate: Atlantis television series.
As a Gemini Award nominated and Leo Award-winning actress, Jewel Staite recently completed the third season of starring in EOne’s drama series “Family Law,” which is currently airing on The CW. She recently won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance Female (DRAMATIC SERIES) for her work on this show.
Best known for portraying ‘Kaylee’ in Joss Whedon’s cult classic Fox series “Firefly,” Jewel also starred in the feature film adaptation “Serenity,” which was released by Universal Pictures. More recently, Jewel filmed a lead Guest Star on NBC’s revival of “Quantum Leap,” as well as was seen on ABC’s hit series “The Good Doctor,” NBC’s “Blindspot,” SyFy’s “The Magicians,” and The CW’s “Legends of Tomorrow.”
Jewel has also starred as ‘Caroline Swift’ on the hit AMC series “The Killing” opposite Joel Kinnaman. Some of her other select television credits include starring on The CW series “LA Complex” and SyFy’s hit series “Stargate: Atlantis.”
