Actor
Melissa Jaffer
Born December 1, 1936 in Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia19 films
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.
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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.
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First watchMad Max: Fury Road20157.6as Keeper of the SeedsAn apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
19 films as actor- 2022Three Thousand Years of LongingClementine
- 2019Strangers
- 2015Mad Max: Fury RoadKeeper of the Seeds
- 2003BlackJackHelen Kirsten
- 2000My Mother FrankSister Sebastian
- 1999KomodoPatrick's Grandmother
- 1999Sally Marshall Is Not an AlienGranny Marshall
- 1992The Distant HomeMrs. Webster
- 1992You and Me and Uncle BobSylvie
- 1989The DelinquentsAunt Westbury
- 1984The Coolangatta GoldBallet Teacher
- 1983MollyAunt Jenny
- 1983KindredShirley
- 1982StarstruckMrs. Booth
- 1978Weekend of ShadowsVi
- 1976Do I Have to Kill My Child?Mrs. Hammond
- 1976CaddieLeslie
- 1975Ride a Wild PonyMrs. Pirie
- 1974The Cars That Ate ParisBeth