Melissa Jaffer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1936 (age 89)
- Birthplace
- Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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
Out Of Love
TV · 1 ep
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Movie · as Clementine
Strangers
Movie
Mad Max: Fury Road
Movie · as Keeper of the Seeds
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
TV · as Utu-Noranti Pralatong · 2 eps
BlackJack
Movie · as Helen Kirsten
Snobs
TV · as Gwen · 26 eps
The Farm
TV · as Helen Cooper · 3 eps
My Mother Frank
Movie · as Sister Sebastian
Grass Roots
TV · as Fran Smith · 7 eps
Komodo
Movie · as Patrick's Grandmother
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Movie · as Granny Marshall
Farscape
TV · as Nilaam, Female Pilot, Noranti · 1 ep
The Lost World
TV · as Crazy Old Woman · 1 ep
All Saints
TV · as Eileen Sullivan · 7 eps
The Distant Home
Movie · as Mrs. Webster
You and Me and Uncle Bob
Movie · as Sylvie
Brides of Christ
TV · as Sister Attracta · 1 ep
Police Rescue
TV · as Gwen · 1 ep
The Delinquents
Movie · as Aunt Westbury
E Street
TV · as Queenie · 4 eps
The Harp in the South
TV · as Miss Sheily · 3 eps
Land of Hope
TV · 10 eps
The Coolangatta Gold
Movie · as Ballet Teacher
Singles
TV · as Gloria · 5 eps
Kindred
Movie · as Shirley
Molly
Movie · as Aunt Jenny
Starstruck
Movie · as Mrs. Booth
Weekend of Shadows
Movie · as Vi
Caddie
Movie · as Leslie
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Movie · as Mrs. Hammond
Ride a Wild Pony
Movie · as Mrs. Pirie
The Cars That Ate Paris
Movie · as Beth