Melissa Jaffer
Born
December 1, 1936 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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)