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Melissa Jaffer Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1936-12-01

Birthplace:
Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia

Credits:
35 Total Roles

Melissa Jaffer

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing MOVIE Clementine
2019 Strangers MOVIE Self
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road MOVIE Keeper of the Seeds
2004 Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars TV Utu-Noranti Pralatong
2003 Snobs TV Gwen
2003 BlackJack MOVIE Helen Kirsten
2000 My Mother Frank MOVIE Sister Sebastian
2000 Grass Roots TV Fran Smith
2000 The Farm MOVIE Helen Cooper
1999 Komodo MOVIE Patrick's Grandmother

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