Melissa Jaffer
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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
Credits
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
as Keeper of the Seeds
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
as Clementine
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
as Beth
Komodo (1999)
as Patrick's Grandmother
The Delinquents (1989)
as Aunt Westbury
My Mother Frank (2000)
as Sister Sebastian
The Coolangatta Gold (1984)
as Ballet Teacher
Starstruck (1982)
as Mrs. Booth
The Distant Home (1992)
as Mrs. Webster
Kindred (1983)
as Shirley
Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
as Mrs. Pirie
BlackJack (2003)
as Helen Kirsten
Caddie (1976)
as Leslie
Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976)
as Mrs. Hammond
Molly (1983)
as Aunt Jenny
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999)
as Granny Marshall
Weekend of Shadows (1978)
as Vi
Strangers (2019)
Actor
You and Me and Uncle Bob (1992)
as Sylvie