Melissa Jaffer
Age: N/A | From: Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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Movie Involvements: 16
TV Involvements: 11
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
The Lost World
(1999) Crazy Old Woman
Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015) Keeper of the Seeds
Farscape
(1999) Noranti
E Street
(1989) Queenie
Police Rescue
(1991) Gwen
Brides of Christ
(1991) Sister Attracta
Three Thousand Years of Longing
(2022) Clementine
The Harp in the South
(1987) Miss SheilyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Clementine | |
| 2019 | N/A | |
| 2016 | Keeper of the Seeds | |
| 2015 | Keeper of the Seeds | |
| 2004 | Utu-Noranti Pralatong | |
| 2003 | Gwen | |
| Helen Kirsten | ||
| 2000 | Sister Sebastian | |
| Helen Cooper | ||
| 1999 | Patrick's Grandmother | |
| Granny Marshall | ||
| Crazy Old Woman | ||
| Nilaam | ||
| Female Pilot | ||
| Noranti | ||
| 1992 | Mrs. Webster | |
| Sylvie | ||
| 1991 | Sister Attracta | |
| Gwen | ||
| 1989 | Aunt Westbury | |
| Queenie | ||
| 1987 | Miss Sheily | |
| 1986 | N/A | |
| 1984 | Ballet Teacher | |
| Gloria | ||
| 1983 | Aunt Jenny | |
| Shirley | ||
| 1982 | Mrs. Booth | |
| 1978 | Vi | |
| 1976 | Mrs. Hammond | |
| Leslie | ||
| 1975 | Mrs. Pirie | |
| 1974 | Beth | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
