Melissa Jaffer
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
Credits
- 2022 · Three Thousand Years of Longing as Clementine
- 2019 · Strangers as
- 2015 · Mad Max: Fury Road as Keeper of the Seeds
- 2004 · Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
- 2003 · Snobs as Gwen
- 2003 · BlackJack as Helen Kirsten
- 2000 · My Mother Frank as Sister Sebastian
- 2000 · Grass Roots as Fran Smith
- 2000 · The Farm as Helen Cooper
- 1999 · Komodo as Patrick's Grandmother
- 1999 · Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien as Granny Marshall
- 1999 · The Lost World as Crazy Old Woman
- 1999 · Farscape as Nilaam
- 1999 · Farscape as Female Pilot
- 1999 · Farscape as Noranti
- 1998 · All Saints as Eileen Sullivan
- 1992 · The Distant Home as Mrs. Webster
- 1992 · You and Me and Uncle Bob as Sylvie
- 1991 · Brides of Christ as Sister Attracta
- 1991 · Police Rescue as Gwen
- 1989 · The Delinquents as Aunt Westbury
- 1989 · E Street as Queenie
- 1987 · The Harp in the South as Miss Sheily
- 1986 · Land of Hope as
- 1984 · The Coolangatta Gold as Ballet Teacher
- 1984 · Singles as Gloria
- 1983 · Molly as Aunt Jenny
- 1983 · Kindred as Shirley
- 1982 · Starstruck as Mrs. Booth
- 1978 · Weekend of Shadows as Vi
- 1976 · Do I Have to Kill My Child? as Mrs. Hammond
- 1976 · Caddie as Leslie
- 1975 · Ride a Wild Pony as Mrs. Pirie
- 1974 · The Cars That Ate Paris as Beth
- Future · Out Of Love as