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Melissa Jaffer

Born · December 1, 1936 (88 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia

Bio

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

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Farscape

Farscape

Farscape

Farscape

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Clementine

2022

Strangers

2019

Mad Max: Fury Road

Keeper of the Seeds

2015

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

Utu-Noranti Pralatong · (2 episodes)

2004

Snobs

Gwen · (26 episodes)

2003

BlackJack

Helen Kirsten

2003

My Mother Frank

Sister Sebastian

2000

Grass Roots

Fran Smith · (7 episodes)

2000

The Farm

Helen Cooper

2000

Komodo

Patrick's Grandmother

1999

Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien

Granny Marshall

1999

The Lost World

Crazy Old Woman · (1 episode)

1999

Farscape

Female Pilot · (1 episode)

1999

Farscape

Nilaam · (1 episode)

1999

Farscape

Noranti · (23 episodes)

1999

All Saints

Eileen Sullivan · (7 episodes)

1998

The Distant Home

Mrs. Webster

1992

You and Me and Uncle Bob

Sylvie

1992

Brides of Christ

Sister Attracta · (1 episode)

1991

Police Rescue

Gwen · (1 episode)

1991

The Delinquents

Aunt Westbury

1989

E Street

Queenie · (4 episodes)

1989

The Harp in the South

Miss Sheily · (3 episodes)

1987

Land of Hope

(10 episodes)

1986

The Coolangatta Gold

Ballet Teacher

1984

Singles

Gloria · (5 episodes)

1984

Molly

Aunt Jenny

1983

Kindred

Shirley

1983

Starstruck

Mrs. Booth

1982

Weekend of Shadows

Vi

1978

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

Mrs. Hammond

1976

Caddie

Leslie

1976

Ride a Wild Pony

Mrs. Pirie

1975

The Cars That Ate Paris

Beth

1974

Out Of Love

(1 episode)