Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 1, 1936 (age 90)
Place of Birth
Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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.
Known For - Movies
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Keeper of the Seeds
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Clementine
Komodo
as Patrick's Grandmother
BlackJack
as Helen Kirsten
Caddie
as Leslie
The Delinquents
as Aunt Westbury
Molly
as Aunt Jenny
Ride a Wild Pony
as Mrs. Pirie
The Cars That Ate Paris
as Beth
The Farm
as Helen Cooper
