Melissa Jaffer
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.
Acted in
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
as Clementine
Strangers
2019
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as Keeper of the Seeds
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
2004
as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Snobs
2003
as Gwen
BlackJack
2003
as Helen Kirsten
My Mother Frank
2000
as Sister Sebastian
Grass Roots
2000
as Fran Smith
The Farm
2000
as Helen Cooper
Komodo
1999
as Patrick's Grandmother
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
1999
as Granny Marshall
The Lost World
1999
as Crazy Old Woman
Farscape
1999
as Female Pilot
Farscape
1999
as Nilaam
Farscape
1999
as Noranti
All Saints
1998
as Eileen Sullivan
The Distant Home
1992
as Mrs. Webster
You and Me and Uncle Bob
1992
as Sylvie
Brides of Christ
1991
as Sister Attracta
Police Rescue
1991
as Gwen
The Delinquents
1989
as Aunt Westbury
E Street
1989
as Queenie
The Harp in the South
1987
as Miss Sheily
Land of Hope
1986
The Coolangatta Gold
1984
as Ballet Teacher
Singles
1984
as Gloria
Molly
1983
as Aunt Jenny
Kindred
1983
as Shirley
Starstruck
1982
as Mrs. Booth
Weekend of Shadows
1978
as Vi
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
1976
as Mrs. Hammond
Caddie
1976
as Leslie
Ride a Wild Pony
1975
as Mrs. Pirie
The Cars That Ate Paris
1974
as Beth
