Melissa Jaffer
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 (32 titles)
6.9MovieThree Thousand Years of Longing
Clementine · 2022
MovieStrangers
2019
7.6MovieMad Max: Fury Road
Keeper of the Seeds · 2015
7.7ShowFarscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Utu-Noranti Pralatong · 2004
8.2ShowSnobs
Gwen · 2003
7.0MovieBlackJack
Helen Kirsten · 2003
The Farm
Helen Cooper · 2001
5.0MovieMy Mother Frank
Sister Sebastian · 2000
10.0ShowGrass Roots
Fran Smith · 2000
5.2MovieKomodo
Patrick's Grandmother · 1999
9.0MovieSally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Granny Marshall · 1999
7.1ShowThe Lost World
Crazy Old Woman · 1999
7.9ShowFarscape
Female Pilot · 1999
6.2ShowAll Saints
Eileen Sullivan · 1998
5.7MovieThe Distant Home
Mrs. Webster · 1992
8.0MovieYou and Me and Uncle Bob
Sylvie · 1992
7.3ShowBrides of Christ
Sister Attracta · 1991
6.7ShowPolice Rescue
Gwen · 1991
5.1MovieThe Delinquents
Aunt Westbury · 1989
6.7ShowE Street
Queenie · 1989
ShowThe Harp in the South
Miss Sheily · 1987
Land of Hope
1986
4.8MovieThe Coolangatta Gold
Ballet Teacher · 1984
Singles
Gloria · 1984
9.0MovieMolly
Aunt Jenny · 1983
MovieKindred
Shirley · 1983
5.4MovieStarstruck
Mrs. Booth · 1982
8.0MovieWeekend of Shadows
Vi · 1978
7.0MovieDo I Have to Kill My Child?
Mrs. Hammond · 1976
6.2MovieCaddie
Leslie · 1976