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    Melissa Jaffer

    1936-12-01 (88 years old) 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

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    Three Thousand Years of Longing
    69 %|Aug 24, 2022
    Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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    Strangers
    0 %|Jun 11, 2019
    Drama, Romance
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    Mad Max: Fury Road
    76.17 %|May 13, 2015
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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    BlackJack
    70 %|Mar 16, 2003
    Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    My Mother Frank
    40 %|Aug 16, 2000
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    The Farm
    0 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Komodo
    52 %|Jul 4, 1999
    Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
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    Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien
    0 %|Jun 30, 1999
    Family
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    The Distant Home
    50 %|Jun 6, 1992
    Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    You and Me and Uncle Bob
    0 %|Feb 2, 1992
    TV Movie, Comedy
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    The Delinquents
    50 %|Dec 21, 1989
    Drama, Romance
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    The Coolangatta Gold
    50 %|Nov 22, 1984
    Drama
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    Molly
    0 %|Dec 27, 1983
    Drama, Family
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    Kindred
    0 %|Jan 1, 1983
    Drama
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    Starstruck
    56 %|Apr 8, 1982
    Comedy, Drama, Music
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    Weekend of Shadows
    0 %|Jun 28, 1978
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    Do I Have to Kill My Child?
    0 %|Dec 20, 1976
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Caddie
    58 %|Jan 1, 1976
    Romance, Drama
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    Ride a Wild Pony
    60 %|Nov 2, 1975
    Adventure
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    The Cars That Ate Paris
    54 %|Oct 10, 1974
    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

    Series

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    Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
    76 %|Oct 17, 2004
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Snobs
    78 %|Sep 29, 2003
    Drama, Kids
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    Grass Roots
    0 %|Jul 2, 2000
    Comedy
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    The Lost World
    72 %|Apr 3, 1999
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Farscape
    79 %|Mar 19, 1999
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Farscape
    79 %|Mar 19, 1999
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Farscape
    79 %|Mar 19, 1999
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    All Saints
    62 %|Feb 24, 1998
    Drama
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    Brides of Christ
    70 %|Sep 4, 1991
    Drama
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    Police Rescue
    64 %|Feb 14, 1991
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    E Street
    72 %|Jan 24, 1989
    Soap, Drama
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    The Harp in the South
    0 %|Sep 14, 1987
    actor
    Land of Hope
    0 %|May 18, 1986
    actor
    Singles
    0 %|Aug 14, 1984
    Drama
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    Out Of Love
    0 %|Invalid Date