Acting · Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia · Born December 1, 1936
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.
MovieThree Thousand Years of Longing
2022
as Clementine
MovieStrangers
2019
MovieMad Max: Fury Road
2015
as Keeper of the Seeds
TVFarscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
2004
as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
TVSnobs
2003
as Gwen
MovieBlackJack
2003
as Helen Kirsten
The Farm
2001
as Helen Cooper
MovieMy Mother Frank
2000
as Sister Sebastian
TVGrass Roots
2000
as Fran Smith
MovieKomodo
1999
as Patrick's Grandmother
MovieSally Marshall Is Not an Alien
1999
as Granny Marshall
TVThe Lost World
1999
as Crazy Old Woman
TVFarscape
1999
as Female Pilot
TVAll Saints
1998
as Eileen Sullivan
MovieThe Distant Home
1992
as Mrs. Webster
MovieYou and Me and Uncle Bob
1992
as Sylvie
TVBrides of Christ
1991
as Sister Attracta
TVPolice Rescue
1991
as Gwen
MovieThe Delinquents
1989
as Aunt Westbury
TVE Street
1989
as Queenie
TVThe Harp in the South
1987
as Miss Sheily
Land of Hope
1986
MovieThe Coolangatta Gold
1984
as Ballet Teacher
Singles
1984
as Gloria
MovieMolly
1983
as Aunt Jenny
MovieKindred
1983
as Shirley
MovieStarstruck
1982
as Mrs. Booth
MovieWeekend of Shadows
1978
as Vi
MovieDo I Have to Kill My Child?
1976
as Mrs. Hammond
MovieCaddie
1976
as Leslie
MovieRide a Wild Pony
1975
as Mrs. Pirie
MovieThe Cars That Ate Paris
1974
as Beth
Out Of Love
