Acting
Melissa Jaffer
EN cinema · 19 credits
Born
1 December 1936 (age 89)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Keeper of the Seeds
BlackJack
as Helen Kirsten
My Mother Frank
as Sister Sebastian
Komodo
as Patrick's Grandmother
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
as Granny Marshall
The Distant Home
as Mrs. Webster
You and Me and Uncle Bob
as Sylvie
The Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury
The Coolangatta Gold
as Ballet Teacher
Kindred
as Shirley
Molly
as Aunt Jenny
Starstruck
as Mrs. Booth
Caddie
as Leslie
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
as Mrs. Hammond
Ride a Wild Pony
as Mrs. Pirie
