Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 1, 1936
Place of Birth:
Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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Melissa Jaffer
Biography
Melissa Jaffer (born December 1, 1936) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles, but has also appeared in many Australian films.
Jaffer has made many appearances in television series, including Kings, Mother and Son, G. P., Brides of Christ, Grass Roots and All Saints. Jaffer is probably best known to international audiences for her role as aging mystic Utu-Noranti Pralatong in the science fiction series Farscape. In 1976, Jaffer tied for the first AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role opposite Jacki Weaver for her performance in Caddie. In 1980 she played the part of Cousin Edie in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's children's television series The Nargun and the Stars.
In the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road she played the role of "Keeper of the Seeds". The short film Dear Life is her latest project.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Three Thousand Years of Longing | Clementine |
| 2019 | Strangers | |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Keeper of the Seeds |
| 2003 | BlackJack | Helen Kirsten |
| 2000 | My Mother Frank | Sister Sebastian |
| 2000 | The Farm | Helen Cooper |
| 1999 | Komodo | Patrick's Grandmother |
| 1999 | Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien | Granny Marshall |
| 1992 | The Distant Home | Mrs. Webster |
| 1992 | You and Me and Uncle Bob | Sylvie |
| 1989 | The Delinquents | Aunt Westbury |
| 1984 | The Coolangatta Gold | Ballet Teacher |
| 1983 | Kindred | Shirley |
| 1983 | Molly | Aunt Jenny |
| 1982 | Starstruck | Mrs. Booth |
| 1978 | Weekend of Shadows | Vi |
| 1976 | Caddie | Leslie |
| 1976 | Do I Have to Kill My Child? | Mrs. Hammond |
| 1975 | Ride a Wild Pony | Mrs. Pirie |
| 1974 | The Cars That Ate Paris | Beth |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | Utu-Noranti Pralatong |
| 2003 | Snobs | Gwen |
| 2000 | Grass Roots | Fran Smith |
| 1999 | Farscape | Nilaam |
| 1999 | Farscape | Female Pilot |
| 1999 | Farscape | Noranti |
| 1999 | The Lost World | Crazy Old Woman |
| 1998 | All Saints | Eileen Sullivan |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Sister Attracta |
| 1991 | Police Rescue | Gwen |
| 1989 | E Street | Queenie |
| 1987 | The Harp in the South | Miss Sheily |
| 1986 | Land of Hope | |
| 1984 | Singles | Gloria |
| Out Of Love |