Acting

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Woman

1 Dec 1936 (87)

Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia

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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.

Mad Max: Fury Road

13 May 2015

Three Thousand Years of Longing

24 August 2022

Farscape

19 March 1999

Farscape

19 March 1999

Farscape

19 March 1999

The Lost World

3 April 1999

Komodo

4 July 1999

The Cars That Ate Paris

10 October 1974

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

17 October 2004

The Delinquents

21 December 1989