Melissa Jaffer
19 movies · 14 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 1, 1936 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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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.
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Known for
Melissa Jaffer: movies and TV shows
Acting (33)
- Upcoming
- 2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine
- 2019
- 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road
as Keeper of the Seeds
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003 BlackJack
as Helen Kirsten
- 2001
- 2000 My Mother Frank
as Sister Sebastian
- 2000
- 1999 Komodo
as Patrick's Grandmother
- 1999 Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
as Granny Marshall
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998
- 1992 The Distant Home
as Mrs. Webster
- 1992 You and Me and Uncle Bob
as Sylvie
- 1991
- 1991
- 1989 The Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury
- 1989
- 1987
- 1986
- 1984 The Coolangatta Gold
as Ballet Teacher
- 1984
- 1983 Molly
as Aunt Jenny
- 1983 Kindred
as Shirley
- 1982 Starstruck
as Mrs. Booth
- 1978 Weekend of Shadows
as Vi
- 1976 Do I Have to Kill My Child?
as Mrs. Hammond
- 1976 Caddie
as Leslie
- 1975 Ride a Wild Pony
as Mrs. Pirie
- 1974 The Cars That Ate Paris
as Beth