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Melissa Jaffer

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.


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Born:
Dec 1, 1936 In Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
Movie/TV Credits:
27
First Appeared:
In the series Out Of Love
Latest Project:
Movie Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022-08-24
Known For
Poster of Mad Max: Fury Road
Poster of Snobs
Poster of The Distant Home
Poster of Out Of Love
Filmography
Series Out Of Love 2025
Movie Three Thousand Years of Longing Clementine 2022-08-24
Movie Strangers 2019-06-11
Movie Mad Max: Fury Road Keeper of the Seeds 2015-05-13
Series Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars Utu-Noranti Pralatong 2004-10-17
Series Snobs Gwen 2003-09-29
Movie BlackJack Helen Kirsten 2003-03-16
Movie My Mother Frank Sister Sebastian 2000-08-16
Movie The Farm Helen Cooper 2000-01-01
Movie Komodo Patrick's Grandmother 1999-07-04
Series Farscape Noranti 1999-03-19
Movie Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien Granny Marshall 1999-06-30
Movie You and Me and Uncle Bob Sylvie 1992-02-02
Movie The Distant Home Mrs. Webster 1992-06-06
Series Brides of Christ Sister Attracta 1991-09-04
Movie The Delinquents Aunt Westbury 1989-12-21
Series Land of Hope 1986-05-18
Series Singles Gloria 1984-08-14
Movie The Coolangatta Gold Ballet Teacher 1984-11-22
Movie Kindred Shirley 1983-01-01
Movie Molly Aunt Jenny 1983-12-27
Movie Starstruck Mrs. Booth 1982-04-08
Movie Weekend of Shadows Vi 1978-06-28
Movie Do I Have to Kill My Child? Mrs. Hammond 1976-12-20
Movie Caddie Leslie 1976-01-01
Movie Ride a Wild Pony Mrs. Pirie 1975-11-02
Movie The Cars That Ate Paris Beth 1974-10-10