Jewel Staite Stargate Atlantis

Jennifer Keller is the newest member of the Atlantis expedition, taking over the position of Chief of Medicine. Quietly confident, Dr. Keller must quickly learn how to fit in to the strange and exciting world of Atlantis, and has her medical skills and courage tested early on.

Best known for her role as Kaylee, the sweet, happy and sensual ship`s mechanic on the critically acclaimed sci-fi series Firefly, Jewel Staite is the newest addition to the Stargate universe.

Already a veteran actress at 25, Staite began her career at the age of 9. Finding success early on, she earned both Gemini (Canadian Emmy) and Canadian Television Film and Showcase Award nominations for her work on the Disney Channel series Flash Forward with Ben Foster.

While honing her craft at The Vancouver Youth Theatre, Staite landed numerous high-profile television gigs, including roles on Fox Family`s Higher Ground with Hayden Christensen, a recurring role on the highly praised Fox series Wonderfalls, and parts on NBC`s Just Deal and Nickelodeon`s Space Cases.

She has made guest appearances on the Showtime series Dead Like Me, opposite Ellen Muth and Rebecca Gayheart; Seven Days, with Jonathan LaPaglia; The X-Files, opposite David Duchovny; and CBC`s The Odyssey and Da Vinci`s Inquest, as well as on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, with Peter Scolari and Hillary Tuck.

More recently, Staite starred opposite James Brolin and Natasha Henstridge in Lifetime`s telefilm Widow on the Hill, and she delivered a memorable performance in the pilot for the Showtime original series Huff, starring Hank Azaria, Blythe Danner and Oliver Platt.

Staite made her feature-film debut in 2005, reprising the role of Kaylee in Serenity, Joss Whedon`s big-screen adaptation of his television series Firefly. She recently completed filming the lead role in the feature film The Tribe, directed by first-time helmer Jorg Ihle.

She currently resides in Vancouver.