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Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 01, 1936 (88)
Birthplace Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. J ... affer 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

Filmography

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

as Clementine

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

as Keeper of the Seeds

BlackJack

BlackJack

2003

as Helen Kirsten

The Farm

The Farm

2000

as Helen Cooper

My Mother Frank

My Mother Frank

2000

as Sister Sebastian

Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien

Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien

1999

as Granny Marshall

Komodo

Komodo

1999

as Patrick's Grandmother

The Distant Home

The Distant Home

1992

as Mrs. Webster

You and Me and Uncle Bob

You and Me and Uncle Bob

1992

as Sylvie

The Delinquents

The Delinquents

1989

as Aunt Westbury

The Coolangatta Gold

The Coolangatta Gold

1984

as Ballet Teacher

Kindred

Kindred

1983

as Shirley

Molly

Molly

1983

as Aunt Jenny

Starstruck

Starstruck

1982

as Mrs. Booth

Weekend of Shadows

Weekend of Shadows

1978

as Vi

Caddie

Caddie

1976

as Leslie

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

1976

as Mrs. Hammond

Ride a Wild Pony

Ride a Wild Pony

1975

as Mrs. Pirie

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Snobs

as Gwen

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 29, 2003

Farscape

as Noranti

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Mar 19, 1999

All Saints

as Eileen Sullivan

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 24, 1998

Grass Roots

as Fran Smith

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 02, 2000

Singles

as Gloria

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 14, 1984

E Street

as Queenie

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 24, 1989

The Harp in the South

as Miss Sheily

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1987

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

as Utu-Noranti Pralatong

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 17, 2004

Brides of Christ

as Sister Attracta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1991

Farscape

as Nilaam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1999

Farscape

as Female Pilot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1999

Police Rescue

as Gwen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1991

The Lost World

as Crazy Old Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 1999

Land of Hope

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 18, 1986

Out Of Love

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 7 13 3
2024 7 18 27 9
2024 8 12 53 3
2024 9 8 15 2
2024 10 3 5 1
2024 11 3 4 1
2024 12 3 6 1
2025 1 6 17 1
2025 2 2 3 1
2025 3 2 3 1
2025 5 1 1 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 2 8 0

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