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Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer

Actor · Born 1936-12-01 · Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) — Keeper of the Seeds
  2. Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) — Clementine
  3. Farscape (1999) — Nilaam
  4. The Lost World (1999) — Crazy Old Woman
  5. The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) — Beth
  6. Komodo (1999) — Patrick's Grandmother
  7. Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) — Utu-Noranti Pralatong
  8. The Delinquents (1989) — Aunt Westbury
  9. Starstruck (1982) — Mrs. Booth
  10. Ride a Wild Pony (1975) — Mrs. Pirie
  11. Police Rescue (1991) — Gwen
  12. All Saints (1998) — Eileen Sullivan
  13. Brides of Christ (1991) — Sister Attracta
  14. Caddie (1976) — Leslie
  15. Snobs (2003) — Gwen
  16. E Street (1989) — Queenie
  17. The Coolangatta Gold (1984) — Ballet Teacher
  18. My Mother Frank (2000) — Sister Sebastian
  19. The Distant Home (1992) — Mrs. Webster
  20. Weekend of Shadows (1978) — Vi
  21. Molly (1983) — Aunt Jenny
  22. You and Me and Uncle Bob (1992) — Sylvie
  23. Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999) — Granny Marshall
  24. Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976) — Mrs. Hammond
  25. BlackJack (2003) — Helen Kirsten
  26. Land of Hope (1986)
  27. Singles (1984) — Gloria
  28. Grass Roots (2000) — Fran Smith
  29. The Farm (2001) — Helen Cooper
  30. Kindred (1983) — Shirley
  31. Strangers (2019)
  32. The Harp in the South (1987) — Miss Sheily
  33. Out Of Love