Melissa Jaffer
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1936-12-01 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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
TV Shows (14)
E Street
1989
as Queenie
Farscape
1999
as Female Pilot / Nilaam / Noranti
The Lost World
1999
as Crazy Old Woman
All Saints
1998
as Eileen Sullivan
Police Rescue
1991
as Gwen
Brides of Christ
1991
as Sister Attracta
Grass Roots
2000
as Fran Smith
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
2004
as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Snobs
2003
as Gwen
The Farm
2001
as Helen Cooper
Land of Hope
1986
Singles
1984
as Gloria
The Harp in the South
1987
as Miss Sheily
Out Of Love
Movies (19)
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as Keeper of the Seeds
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
as Clementine
Komodo
1999
as Patrick's Grandmother
The Delinquents
1989
as Aunt Westbury
Starstruck
1982
as Mrs. Booth
Ride a Wild Pony
1975
as Mrs. Pirie
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974
as Beth
The Coolangatta Gold
1984
as Ballet Teacher
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
1976
as Mrs. Hammond
Caddie
1976
as Leslie
My Mother Frank
2000
as Sister Sebastian
Molly
1983
as Aunt Jenny
Weekend of Shadows
1978
as Vi
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
1999
as Granny Marshall
BlackJack
2003
as Helen Kirsten
The Distant Home
1992
as Mrs. Webster
Kindred
1983
as Shirley
You and Me and Uncle Bob
1992
as Sylvie
Strangers
2019
About 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 Wea… With 33 credits spanning from 1974 to 2022, Melissa Jaffer has appeared in 19 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Melissa Jaffer Movies
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) — as Keeper of the Seeds
- Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) — as Clementine
- Komodo (1999) — as Patrick's Grandmother
- The Delinquents (1989) — as Aunt Westbury
- Starstruck (1982) — as Mrs. Booth
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