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
Cast Credits
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Character: Clementine
MOVIE • 2022
Strangers
Character:
MOVIE • 2019
Mad Max: Fury Road
Character: Keeper of the Seeds
MOVIE • 2015
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Character: Utu-Noranti Pralatong
TV • 2004
Snobs
Character: Gwen
TV • 2003
BlackJack
Character: Helen Kirsten
MOVIE • 2003
My Mother Frank
Character: Sister Sebastian
MOVIE • 2000
Grass Roots
Character: Fran Smith
TV • 2000
The Farm
Character: Helen Cooper
MOVIE • 2000
Komodo
Character: Patrick's Grandmother
MOVIE • 1999
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Character: Granny Marshall
MOVIE • 1999
The Lost World
Character: Crazy Old Woman
TV • 1999
Farscape
Character: Female Pilot
TV • 1999
Farscape
Character: Nilaam
TV • 1999
Farscape
Character: Noranti
TV • 1999
All Saints
Character: Eileen Sullivan
TV • 1998
The Distant Home
Character: Mrs. Webster
MOVIE • 1992
You and Me and Uncle Bob
Character: Sylvie
MOVIE • 1992
Brides of Christ
Character: Sister Attracta
TV • 1991
Police Rescue
Character: Gwen
TV • 1991