Best known for playing ship mechanic Kaylee on "Firefly", Jewel Staite has also been seen on TV in "Flash Forward", "Space Cases", "Super Dave's All Stars", "Da Vinci's Inquest" and "Higher Ground." Jewel's film credits include "
Serenity" and "Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain."
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Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:12:03 GMTCombined Rating: 91% (S:90%; P:93%) - Serenity isn't just a science fiction movie made for die hard fans of the short lived tv show. When I went into this movie I had no idea what Firefly was, and I didn't have to. The movie fills in any gaps that could have been caused by it's transition to the big screen. This movie not only stands firmly in the top sci-fi movies of all time, but stands firmly ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:43:37 GMT
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Jewel gained 20 lbs for the part of Kaylee in the TV series "Firefly"). When the show was later adapted into a motion picture, the show had been over for a little while and she had lost the weight. She was told that they weren't going to give anyone else the part anyway, so she didn't have to re-gain the weight.
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