Person Details

Birthday: 1936-12-01 02:51:53

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

Biography

Melissa Jaffer 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

Farscape
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8

Farscape

(1999) Noranti
Police Rescue
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6

Police Rescue

(1991) Gwen
The Lost World
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7

The Lost World

(1999) Crazy Old Woman
Mad Max: Fury Road
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8

Mad Max: Fury Road

(2015) Keeper of the Seeds
Brides of Christ
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7

Brides of Christ

(1991) Sister Attracta
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
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8

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

(2004) Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Three Thousand Years of Longing
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7
Snobs
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8

Snobs

(2003) Gwen

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Clementine
2019 N/A
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
Noranti
Nilaam
Female Pilot
1992 Mrs. Webster
Sylvie
1991 Sister Attracta
Gwen
1989 Aunt Westbury
1987 Miss Sheily
1986 N/A
1984 Ballet Teacher
1983 Aunt Jenny
Shirley
1982 Mrs. Booth
1978 Vi
1976 Mrs. Hammond
Leslie
1975 Mrs. Pirie
1974 Beth
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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