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.
Filmography
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
as Clementine
Strangers
2019
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as Keeper of the Seeds
BlackJack
2003
as Helen Kirsten
My Mother Frank
2000
as Sister Sebastian
Komodo
1999
as Patrick's Grandmother
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
1999
as Granny Marshall
The Distant Home
1992
as Mrs. Webster
You and Me and Uncle Bob
1992
as Sylvie
The Delinquents
1989
as Aunt Westbury
The Coolangatta Gold
1984
as Ballet Teacher
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