Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 01, 1936
Place of Birth
Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
Credits
33 titles
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
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Clementine
Strangers
Mad Max: Fury Road
Keeper of the Seeds
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Snobs
Gwen
BlackJack
Helen Kirsten
The Farm
Helen Cooper
My Mother Frank
Sister Sebastian
Grass Roots
Fran Smith
Komodo
Patrick's Grandmother
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Granny Marshall
The Lost World
Crazy Old Woman
Farscape
Nilaam
All Saints
Eileen Sullivan
The Distant Home
Mrs. Webster
You and Me and Uncle Bob
Sylvie
Brides of Christ
Sister Attracta
Police Rescue
Gwen
The Delinquents
Aunt Westbury
E Street
Queenie
The Harp in the South
Miss Sheily
Land of Hope
The Coolangatta Gold
Ballet Teacher
Singles
Gloria
Molly
Aunt Jenny
Kindred
Shirley
Starstruck
Mrs. Booth
Weekend of Shadows
Vi
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Mrs. Hammond
Caddie
Leslie
Ride a Wild Pony
Mrs. Pirie
The Cars That Ate Paris
Beth
Out Of Love