Melissa Jaffer

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Dec 01, 1936 (88 years old)

Melissa Jaffer

Known For

Three Thousand Years of Longing
1h 48m
Movie 2022

Three Thousand Years of Longing

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.

Strangers
0h 14m
Movie 2019

Strangers

When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
TV Show 2004

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

When a full-scale war is engaged by the evil Scarran Empire, the Peacekeeper Alliance has but one hope: reassemble human astronaut John Crichton.

Snobs
0h 24m
TV Show 2003

Snobs

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.

BlackJack
1h 29m
Movie 2003

BlackJack

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.

My Mother Frank
1h 35m
Movie 2000

My Mother Frank

When a meddlesome mother enrolls in university with her son, old and new worlds collide with awesome consequences.

The Farm
2h 45m
Movie 2000

The Farm

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.

Farscape
1h 0m
TV Show 1999

Farscape

A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.

The Distant Home
1h 25m
Movie 1992

The Distant Home

Government authorities incarcerate a girl whose extraterrestrial origin is discovered after an accident with a car.

You and Me and Uncle Bob
1h 30m
Movie 1992

You and Me and Uncle Bob

Two children who play cupid to an unlikely older couple: a chorus girl and an unemployed butcher.

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. 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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