Melissa Jaffer

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.

Known For

Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022 ★ 6.9
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 ★ 7.6
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars 2004 ★ 7.7
Snobs 2003 ★ 8.2
BlackJack 2003 ★ 7.0
Grass Roots 2000 ★ 10.0
My Mother Frank 2000 ★ 5.0
Farscape 1999 ★ 7.9
The Lost World 1999 ★ 7.2
Komodo 1999 ★ 5.2
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien 1999 ★ 9.0
All Saints 1998 ★ 6.2
The Distant Home 1992 ★ 5.7
Police Rescue 1991 ★ 6.7
Brides of Christ 1991 ★ 7.3
E Street 1989 ★ 6.7
The Delinquents 1989 ★ 5.1
The Harp in the South 1987
The Coolangatta Gold 1984 ★ 4.8
Kindred 1983
Starstruck 1982 ★ 5.4
Caddie 1976 ★ 6.2
Ride a Wild Pony 1975 ★ 6.6
The Cars That Ate Paris 1974 ★ 5.6