Melissa Jaffer
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1936-12-01
Place of Birth
Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
Melissa Jaffer
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.
Also Known For
The Cars That Ate Paris
Oct 10, 1974
Starstruck
Apr 08, 1982
Ride a Wild Pony
Nov 02, 1975
Komodo
Jul 04, 1999
Caddie
Jan 01, 1976
My Mother Frank
Aug 16, 2000
Weekend of Shadows
Jun 28, 1978
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Aug 24, 2022
Kindred
Jan 01, 1983
Mad Max: Fury Road
May 13, 2015
Molly
Dec 27, 1983
The Distant Home
Jun 06, 1992
The Farm
Jan 01, 2000
Strangers
Jun 11, 2019
You and Me and Uncle Bob
Feb 02, 1992
The Coolangatta Gold
Nov 22, 1984
The Delinquents
Dec 21, 1989
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Jun 30, 1999
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Dec 20, 1976
BlackJack
Mar 16, 2003
Snobs
Sep 29, 2003
Land of Hope
May 18, 1986
The Harp in the South
Sep 14, 1987
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Oct 17, 2004
Brides of Christ
Sep 04, 1991
Farscape
Mar 19, 1999
Farscape
Mar 19, 1999
Farscape
Mar 19, 1999
E Street
Jan 24, 1989
Police Rescue
Feb 14, 1991
Singles
Aug 14, 1984
The Lost World
Apr 03, 1999
All Saints
Feb 24, 1998
Out Of Love
