Melissa Jaffer
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-12-01 in Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Farscape
as Nilaam
Farscape
as Female Pilot
Farscape
as Noranti
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Keeper of the Seeds
The Lost World
as Crazy Old Woman
Police Rescue
as Gwen
E Street
as Queenie
All Saints
as Eileen Sullivan
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
BlackJack
as Helen Kirsten
Komodo
as Patrick's Grandmother
Brides of Christ
as Sister Attracta
Kindred
as Shirley
Grass Roots
as Fran Smith
The Harp in the South
as Miss Sheily
Out Of Love
Snobs
as Gwen
The Cars That Ate Paris
as Beth
The Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury