Melissa Jaffer
ActingBiography
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
(20 total)
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Keeper of the Seeds
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine
Komodo
as Patrick's Grandmother
The Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury
Starstruck
as Mrs. Booth
Ride a Wild Pony
as Mrs. Pirie
Caddie
as Leslie
The Coolangatta Gold
as Ballet Teacher
My Mother Frank
as Sister Sebastian
The Distant Home
as Mrs. Webster
BlackJack
as Helen Kirsten
Kindred
as Shirley
Molly
as Aunt Jenny
The Farm
as Helen Cooper
You and Me and Uncle Bob
as Sylvie
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
as Granny Marshall
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
as Mrs. Hammond
TV Shows
(15 total)
Farscape
as Nilaam
Farscape
as Female Pilot
Farscape
as Noranti
The Lost World
as Crazy Old Woman
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
All Saints
as Eileen Sullivan
Police Rescue
as Gwen
Brides of Christ
as Sister Attracta
Snobs
as Gwen
E Street
as Queenie
The Harp in the South
as Miss Sheily
Grass Roots
as Fran Smith