Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer

Born: December 1, 1936
in Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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.

Movies for Melissa Jaffer...

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Title: Three Thousand Years of Longing
Character: Clementine
Released: August 24, 2022
Type: Movie
A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
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Strangers
Title: Strangers
Released: June 11, 2019
Type: Movie
When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Title: Mad Max: Fury Road
Character: Keeper of the Seeds
Released: May 13, 2015
Type: Movie
An 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. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
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Title: Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Character: Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Released: October 17, 2004
Type: TV
When a full-scale war is engaged by the evil Scarran Empire, the Peacekeeper Alliance has but one hope: reassemble human astronaut John Crichton.
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Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Title: Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Character: Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Released: October 17, 2004
Type: Movie
When the evil Scarran Empire initiates a great war, the Peacekeeper Alliance has only one hope: to reunite human astronaut John Crichton, once absorbed by the Peacekeeper galaxy through a wormhole.
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Title: Snobs
Character: Gwen
Released: September 29, 2003
Type: TV
Snobs is a 2003 Australian TV series by Southern Star Group broadcast on the Nine Network. The series is set in Eden Beach, a fictional town in Sydney's northern beaches and follows the story of a community of travelers known as "The Ferals" who decide to set up camp in the town, despite protest and anger from residents.
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BlackJack
Title: BlackJack
Character: Helen Kirsten
Released: March 16, 2003
Type: Movie
Jack Kempson started out as an idealistic cop. Thirty years on, he remains relentless in tracking down villains, but has lost confidence in his moral barometer. He turns a blind eye to the dubious methods employed by some of his contemporaries — prepared to let dodgy means be justified by the noble end.
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My Mother Frank
Title: My Mother Frank
Character: Sister Sebastian
Released: August 16, 2000
Type: Movie
When a meddlesome mother enrolls in university with her son, old and new worlds collide with awesome consequences.
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The Farm
Title: The Farm
Character: Helen Cooper
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
After the death of his father, Tom Cooper want to modernise the family farm, and borrows a lot of money. When disaster strikes, the loan cannot be repaid.
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Komodo
Title: Komodo
Character: Patrick's Grandmother
Released: July 4, 1999
Type: Movie
During the 70's, some Komodo Dragon eggs were dumped on an North Carolina island. Somehow, the baby Komodos survived, and twenty years later they have grown up and taken over the island for themselves. Young Patrick has lost his parents and his dog to the lizards, but didn't see them himself, which has left him traumatized. Now, with his therapist Victoria, they return to confront his fears.
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Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Title: Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
Character: Granny Marshall
Released: June 30, 1999
Type: Movie
A young girl obsessed with watching the heavens bets her telescope with the local bully that their oddly acting new neighbours are not aliens from outer space.
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Title: The Lost World
Character: Crazy Old Woman
Released: April 3, 1999
Type: TV
Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding them on a prehistoric plateau.
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Title: Farscape
Character: Female Pilot
Released: March 19, 1999
Type: TV
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
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Title: Farscape
Character: Noranti
Released: March 19, 1999
Type: TV
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
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Title: Farscape
Character: Nilaam
Released: March 19, 1999
Type: TV
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
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The Distant Home
Title: The Distant Home
Character: Mrs. Webster
Released: June 6, 1992
Type: Movie
Government authorities incarcerate a girl whose extraterrestrial origin is discovered after an accident with a car.
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You and Me and Uncle Bob
Title: You and Me and Uncle Bob
Character: Sylvie
Released: February 2, 1992
Type: Movie
Two children who play cupid to an unlikely older couple: a chorus girl and an unemployed butcher.
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Title: Brides of Christ
Character: Sister Attracta
Released: September 4, 1991
Type: TV
Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.
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Title: Police Rescue
Character: Gwen
Released: February 14, 1991
Type: TV
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
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The Delinquents
Title: The Delinquents
Character: Aunt Westbury
Released: December 21, 1989
Type: Movie
A small town in Australia, in the late 1950s: Brownie and Lola are deeply in love. But because they are under-age, their parents are against their relationship and try to separate them.
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Title: E Street
Character: Queenie
Released: January 24, 1989
Type: TV
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
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Title: The Harp in the South
Character: Miss Sheily
Released: September 14, 1987
Type: TV
The Harp in the South (1948), a classic Australian novel by Ruth Park, follows the Darcy family, a poor group of Irish immigrants who live in Shanty Town, or Surry Hills, a slum for Irish Catholic families living in Australia during the middle of the twentieth century.
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Title: Land of Hope
Released: May 18, 1986
Type: TV
Land of Hope is a 1986 mini series about a Catholic family over eighty years.
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The Coolangatta Gold
Title: The Coolangatta Gold
Character: Ballet Teacher
Released: November 22, 1984
Type: Movie
Steve Lucas is a nineteen year old who is filled with the burning resentment of being forced to live in his brother's shadow. His brother Adam, is burdened by his father's desire for glory, and must win The Coolangatta Gold Tri-Aquathon, It is the greatest endurance test of them all: a marathon involving a 20 kilometer beach run, 6 kilometer swim and a 17 kilometer surf ski from Surfers Paradise along the golden arc of beach to Coolangatta and back to the start. The Coolangatta Gold is a story of human endeavor and endurance against overwhelming odds.
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Title: Singles
Character: Gloria
Released: August 14, 1984
Type: TV
Singles is a 1984 Australian television mini series about Sydney doctor Alison advertises in a singles magazine and meets five different men, the serial looked at a different date each episode.
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Molly
Title: Molly
Character: Aunt Jenny
Released: December 27, 1983
Type: Movie
After Dan collapses at a train station, he enlists Maxie to watch his beloved dog, Molly. Maxie develops a soft spot for her new furry companion - a dog which has a unique ability to sing in tune.
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Kindred
Title: Kindred
Character: Shirley
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Penny is in her mid-twenties. For years she has suffered from the sexual assaults of her father, who is now beginning to take an interest in her younger sister. She tries to convince her mother and sister of her situation as an incest victim, but they just ignore her. The father tries to keep his secret by isolating Penny, but eventually she is old enough and confident enough to break free, though not without the emotional scars of years of abuse.
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Starstruck
Title: Starstruck
Character: Mrs. Booth
Released: April 8, 1982
Type: Movie
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
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Weekend of Shadows
Title: Weekend of Shadows
Character: Vi
Released: June 28, 1978
Type: Movie
In the 1930s, a farmer's wife in a small town is murdered. Suspicion falls on a Polish labourer and a posse is formed to catch him.
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Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Title: Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Character: Mrs. Hammond
Released: December 20, 1976
Type: Movie
A disturbing drama about a young mother who physically abuses her baby. Feeling overwhelmed and aware that she's not coping after the birth of her third child, she sends desperate cries for help. But her mother, husband, neighbour and clinic sister do not recognise the seriousness of the situation until the baby ends up in hospital with a fractured skull. A heart-wrenching film that illustrates the experiences of many women who suffer from post-natal depression.
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Caddie
Title: Caddie
Character: Leslie
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her husband walks out on her.
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Ride a Wild Pony
Title: Ride a Wild Pony
Character: Mrs. Pirie
Released: November 2, 1975
Type: Movie
Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner's herd to ride to and from school. Scott and his pony soon become an inseparable team, until one day the pony suddenly disappears. Soon after, the ranch owner's handicapped daughter Josie has a wild pony especially trained to pull her cart. But Scott is convinced that Josie's pony is actually his, which leads to a court battle that divides their small Australian town. One child must ultimately lose the pony when true ownership is decided.
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The Cars That Ate Paris
Title: The Cars That Ate Paris
Character: Beth
Released: October 10, 1974
Type: Movie
After the death of his brother on the road, unemployed and unstable drifter Arthur Waldo stays for a while in the rural Australian town of Paris as the guest of the mayor, who hopes he will become a permanent member of the Paris population. Arthur soon realizes the quaint hamlet has a sinister secret: they orchestrate car accidents and rob the victims. Survivors are brought to the local hospital, lobotomized, and used for a local doctor's experiments.
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Title: Out Of Love
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV