Also known as Kaywinnit Lee Frye
Played by Jewel Staite

INFORMATION

Kaylee’s seen as the baby of the crew, the youngest out of them that’s for sure, but that in no way demeans her value to the crew. She’s the ship’s mechanic. She’s got a natural gift with engines, so her father tells her, who trained her. She first came aboard Serenity as the previous mechanic’s, Bester, humping buddy. But in all innocence Kaylee just wanted to see the engine. Which she did get to see. She also fixed it, something Bester couldn’t do. That impressed Mal enough to want to dump Bester and take on Kaylee, besides the fact that she had never had any experience on a ship before, let alone go off planet. Hardly ever without a smile, Kaylee’s the most cheerful of the crew, always thinking in “glass half full” terms. When Serenity first picked up a set of passengers a certain doctor caught her eye: Dr. Simon Tam. She and Simon had many attempts in which to ignite something more than friendship but they never really got the chance. There is hope for the future though.

APPEARANCES: FIREFLY SEASON ONE

• Regular cast member