Melissa Jaffer
Acting
1936-12-01 · Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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(35)
movieThree Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine · 2022 · 6.9
movieStrangers
as · 2019 · 0.0
movieMad Max: Fury Road
as Keeper of the Seeds · 2015 · 7.6
tvFarscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
as Utu-Noranti Pralatong · 2004 · 7.7
tvSnobs
as Gwen · 2003 · 8.2
movieBlackJack
as Helen Kirsten · 2003 · 7.0
tvThe Farm
as Helen Cooper · 2001 · 10.0
movieMy Mother Frank
as Sister Sebastian · 2000 · 5.0
tvGrass Roots
as Fran Smith · 2000 · 10.0
movieKomodo
as Patrick's Grandmother · 1999 · 5.2
movieSally Marshall Is Not an Alien
as Granny Marshall · 1999 · 9.0
tvThe Lost World
as Crazy Old Woman · 1999 · 7.1
tvFarscape
as Nilaam · 1999 · 7.9
tvFarscape
as Female Pilot · 1999 · 7.9
tvFarscape
as Noranti · 1999 · 7.9
tvAll Saints
as Eileen Sullivan · 1998 · 6.2
movieThe Distant Home
as Mrs. Webster · 1992 · 5.7
movieYou and Me and Uncle Bob
as Sylvie · 1992 · 8.0
tvBrides of Christ
as Sister Attracta · 1991 · 7.3
tvPolice Rescue
as Gwen · 1991 · 6.4
movieThe Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury · 1989 · 5.1
tvE Street
as Queenie · 1989 · 6.7
tvThe Harp in the South
as Miss Sheily · 1987 · 0.0
tvLand of Hope
as · 1986 · 10.0