Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer

Born 1936-12-01 (age 89) Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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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.

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Known For

Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

as Keeper of the Seeds

Three Thousand Years of Longing
The Cars That Ate Paris
The Delinquents
The Delinquents

1989

as Aunt Westbury

Komodo
Komodo

1999

as Patrick's Grandmother

Ride a Wild Pony
Ride a Wild Pony

1975

as Mrs. Pirie

Starstruck
Starstruck

1982

as Mrs. Booth

My Mother Frank
My Mother Frank

2000

as Sister Sebastian

The Coolangatta Gold
The Coolangatta Gold

1984

as Ballet Teacher

Kindred
Kindred

1983

as Shirley

Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Do I Have to Kill My Child?

1976

as Mrs. Hammond

BlackJack
BlackJack

2003

as Helen Kirsten

Caddie
Caddie

1976

as Leslie

Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien

1999

as Granny Marshall

The Distant Home
The Distant Home

1992

as Mrs. Webster

Weekend of Shadows
You and Me and Uncle Bob
Molly
Molly

1983

as Aunt Jenny

Strangers