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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6812748
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Filmography (Movies)
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Character:Clementine
Release Date:24/08/2022
Strangers
Character:
Release Date:11/06/2019
Mad Max: Fury Road
Character:Keeper of the Seeds
Release Date:13/05/2015
BlackJack
Character:Helen Kirsten
Release Date:16/03/2003
My Mother Frank
Character:Sister Sebastian
Release Date:16/08/2000
The Farm
Character:Helen Cooper
Release Date:01/01/2000
Komodo
Character:Patrick's Grandmother
Release Date:04/07/1999
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Character:Granny Marshall
Release Date:30/06/1999
The Distant Home
Character:Mrs. Webster
Release Date:06/06/1992
You and Me and Uncle Bob
Character:Sylvie
Release Date:02/02/1992
The Delinquents
Character:Aunt Westbury
Release Date:21/12/1989
The Coolangatta Gold
Character:Ballet Teacher
Release Date:22/11/1984
Molly
Character:Aunt Jenny
Release Date:27/12/1983
Kindred
Character:Shirley
Release Date:01/01/1983
Starstruck
Character:Mrs. Booth
Release Date:08/04/1982
Weekend of Shadows
Character:Vi
Release Date:28/06/1978
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Character:Mrs. Hammond
Release Date:20/12/1976
Caddie
Character:Leslie
Release Date:01/01/1976
Ride a Wild Pony
Character:Mrs. Pirie
Release Date:02/11/1975
The Cars That Ate Paris
Character:Beth
Release Date:10/10/1974
Television Appearances
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Character:Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Snobs
Character:Gwen
Grass Roots
Character:Fran Smith
The Lost World
Character:Crazy Old Woman
Farscape
Character:Nilaam
Farscape
Character:Female Pilot
Farscape
Character:Noranti
All Saints
Character:Eileen Sullivan
Brides of Christ
Character:Sister Attracta
Police Rescue
Character:Gwen
E Street
Character:Queenie
The Harp in the South
Character:Miss Sheily
Land of Hope
Character:
Singles
Character:Gloria
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