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Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer

Acting
1936(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.

Acts in

  • The Cars That Ate Paris
  • Starstruck
  • Ride a Wild Pony
  • Komodo
  • Caddie
  • My Mother Frank
  • Weekend of Shadows
  • Three Thousand Years of Longing
  • Kindred
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Molly
  • The Distant Home
  • The Farm
  • Strangers
  • You and Me and Uncle Bob
  • The Coolangatta Gold
  • The Delinquents
  • Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
  • Do I Have to Kill My Child?
  • BlackJack