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
All Movies (19)
- Three Thousand Years of Longing2022 · as Clementine
- Strangers2019
- Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · as Keeper of the Seeds
- BlackJack2003 · as Helen Kirsten
- My Mother Frank2000 · as Sister Sebastian
- Komodo1999 · as Patrick's Grandmother
- Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien1999 · as Granny Marshall
- The Distant Home1992 · as Mrs. Webster
- You and Me and Uncle Bob1992 · as Sylvie
- The Delinquents1989 · as Aunt Westbury
- The Coolangatta Gold1984 · as Ballet Teacher
- Molly1983 · as Aunt Jenny
- Kindred1983 · as Shirley
- Starstruck1982 · as Mrs. Booth
- Weekend of Shadows1978 · as Vi
- Do I Have to Kill My Child?1976 · as Mrs. Hammond
- Caddie1976 · as Leslie
- Ride a Wild Pony1975 · as Mrs. Pirie
- The Cars That Ate Paris1974 · as Beth
All TV Shows (16)
- Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars2004 · as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
- Snobs2003 · as Gwen
- The Farm2001 · as Helen Cooper
- Grass Roots2000 · as Fran Smith
- The Lost World1999 · as Crazy Old Woman
- Farscape1999 · as Nilaam
- Farscape1999 · as Female Pilot
- Farscape1999 · as Noranti
- All Saints1998 · as Eileen Sullivan
- Brides of Christ1991 · as Sister Attracta
- Police Rescue1991 · as Gwen
- E Street1989 · as Queenie
- The Harp in the South1987 · as Miss Sheily
- Land of Hope1986
- Singles1984 · as Gloria
- Out Of Love—