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