Melissa Jaffer
Actor
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.
Filmography
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine 2022
Komodo
as Patrick's Grandmother 1999
The Cars That Ate Paris
as Beth 1974
The Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury 1989
Starstruck
as Mrs. Booth 1982
Ride a Wild Pony
as Mrs. Pirie 1975
Caddie
as Leslie 1976
The Coolangatta Gold
as Ballet Teacher 1984
My Mother Frank
as Sister Sebastian 2000
The Distant Home
as Mrs. Webster 1992
BlackJack
as Helen Kirsten 2003
Weekend of Shadows
as Vi 1978
Kindred
as Shirley 1983
Molly
as Aunt Jenny 1983
The Farm
as Helen Cooper 2000
Strangers
2019