Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer
Born	1 December 1936 Gladstone, South Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–present

Melissa Jaffer (born 1 December 1936)^[1] is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles, but has also appeared in many Australian films.^[2]

Career

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.

References

1. "Jaffer, Melissa 1936". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television  – via Highbeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. "Thematising the Global: Recent Australian Film". Post Script (Academic Journal)  – via Questia (subscription required) . Retrieved 1 February 2015.

External links

• Melissa Jaffer at the Internet Movie Database
• Farscape Weekly, Interview with Melissa Jaffer.