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.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 23
TV Shows 12
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
Strangers (2019)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
Snobs (2003)
BlackJack (2003)
My Mother Frank (2000)
The Farm (2000)
Komodo (1999)
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999)
The Lost World (1999)
Farscape (1999)
The Distant Home (1992)
You and Me and Uncle Bob (1992)
Brides of Christ (1991)
Police Rescue (1991)
The Delinquents (1989)
E Street (1989)
The Harp in the South (1987)
The Harp in the South (1987)
Land of Hope (1986)
The Coolangatta Gold (1984)
Mother and Son (1984)
Molly (1983)
Kindred (1983)
Starstruck (1982)
The Nargun and the Stars (1980)
Weekend of Shadows (1978)
Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976)
Caddie (1976)
Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
The Farm
Out Of Love
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1936-12-01 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceGladstone, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
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