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.
Movie Appearances
The Cars That Ate Paris
as Beth
1974
Starstruck
as Mrs. Booth
1982
Ride a Wild Pony
as Mrs. Pirie
1975
Komodo
as Patrick's Grandmother
1999
Caddie
as Leslie
1976
My Mother Frank
as Sister Sebastian
2000
Weekend of Shadows
as Vi
1978
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine
2022
Kindred
as Shirley
1983
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Keeper of the Seeds
2015
Molly
as Aunt Jenny
1983
The Distant Home
as Mrs. Webster
1992
Strangers
2019
You and Me and Uncle Bob
as Sylvie
1992
The Coolangatta Gold
as Ballet Teacher
1984
The Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury
1989
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
as Granny Marshall
1999
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
as Mrs. Hammond
1976
BlackJack
as Helen Kirsten
2003
TV Appearances
Snobs
as Gwen
2003
Land of Hope
1986
The Harp in the South
as Miss Sheily
1987
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
as Utu-Noranti Pralatong
2004
Brides of Christ
as Sister Attracta
1991
Farscape
as Female Pilot
1999
Farscape
as Nilaam
1999
Farscape
as Noranti
1999
E Street
as Queenie
1989
Police Rescue
as Gwen
1991
Singles
as Gloria
1984
The Lost World
as Crazy Old Woman
1999