Melissa Jaffer
Acting

Melissa Jaffer

Born 1936-12-01 · Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia

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.

Known for

Mad Max: Fury Road★ 7.6
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
Three Thousand Years of Longing★ 6.9
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
The Cars That Ate Paris★ 5.4
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974
Komodo★ 5
Komodo
1999
The Coolangatta Gold★ 5
The Coolangatta Gold
1984
The Delinquents★ 5.1
The Delinquents
1989
Ride a Wild Pony★ 6.2
Ride a Wild Pony
1975
Starstruck★ 5.6
Starstruck
1982
BlackJack★ 7
BlackJack
2003
Caddie★ 5.8
Caddie
1976
Kindred
Kindred
1983
The Farm
The Farm
2000
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
1999
Weekend of Shadows
Weekend of Shadows
1978
The Distant Home★ 6
The Distant Home
1992
Strangers
Strangers
2019
Molly
Molly
1983
My Mother Frank
My Mother Frank
2000