Melissa Jaffer
Acting

Melissa Jaffer

Born 1 December 1936 · Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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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.

Known for

Mad Max: Fury Road
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Farscape
The Cars That Ate Paris
Komodo
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
The Delinquents
Starstruck
All Saints
Ride a Wild Pony
Caddie
Snobs
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Strangers
Mad Max: Fury Road
BlackJack
My Mother Frank
Komodo
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
The Distant Home
You and Me and Uncle Bob
The Delinquents
The Coolangatta Gold
Kindred
Molly
Starstruck
Weekend of Shadows
Caddie
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Ride a Wild Pony
The Cars That Ate Paris
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