Melissa Jaffer
  • Birthplace

    Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia

  • Birthday
    December 1, 1936

    Deathday
    N/A

Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer 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.

Melissa Jaffer awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2016 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Ensemble Cast (Courtney Eaton, Megan Gale, Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Melissa Jaffer, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Charlize Theron) Mad Max: Fury Road
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