Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer

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.

  • Title: Melissa Jaffer
  • Popularity: 5.29
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1936-12-01
  • Place of Birth: Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
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Melissa Jaffer Movies

  • 1974
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    The Cars That Ate Paris

    The Cars That Ate Paris

    5.4 1974 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: John Meillon

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  • 1982
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    Starstruck

    Starstruck

    5.6 1982 HD

    A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Joey Kennedy

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  • 1975
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    Ride a Wild Pony

    Ride a Wild Pony

    6 1975 HD

    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...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Michael Craig

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  • 1999
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    Komodo

    Komodo

    5.201 1999 HD

    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...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Kevin Zegers

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  • 1976
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    Caddie

    Caddie

    5.8 1976 HD

    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.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Helen Morse

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  • 2000
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    My Mother Frank

    My Mother Frank

    4 2000 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sinéad Cusack

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  • 1978
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    Weekend of Shadows

    Weekend of Shadows

    1 1978 HD

    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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    Cast: John Waters

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  • 2022
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    Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Three Thousand Years of Longing

    6.9 2022 HD

    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,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tilda Swinton

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  • 1983
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    Kindred

    Kindred

    1 1983 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alyson Best

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  • 2015
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    Mad Max: Fury Road

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    7.617 2015 HD

    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...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tom Hardy

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  • 1983
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    Molly

    Molly

    1 1983 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Claudia Karvan

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  • 1992
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    The Distant Home

    The Distant Home

    5 1992 HD

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

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Melissa Jaffer

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  • 2000
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    The Farm

    The Farm

    1 2000 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Greta Scacchi

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  • 2019
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    Strangers

    Strangers

    1 2019 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Angie Milliken

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  • 1992
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    You and Me and Uncle Bob

    You and Me and Uncle Bob

    1 1992 HD

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

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Brooke Anderson

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  • 1984
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    The Coolangatta Gold

    The Coolangatta Gold

    5 1984 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Joss McWilliam

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  • 1989
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    The Delinquents

    The Delinquents

    5 1989 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kylie Minogue

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  • 1999
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    Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien

    Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien

    1 1999 HD

    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...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Helen Neville

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  • 1976
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    Do I Have to Kill My Child?

    Do I Have to Kill My Child?

    1 1976 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jacki Weaver

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  • 2003
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    BlackJack

    BlackJack

    7 2003 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Colin Friels

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  • 2003
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    Snobs

    Snobs

    7.8 2003 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Indiana Evans

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  • 1986
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    Land of Hope

    Land of Hope

    1 1986 HD

    Land of Hope is a 1986 mini series about a Catholic family over eighty years.

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    Cast: Melissa Jaffer

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  • 1987
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    The Harp in the South

    The Harp in the South

    1 1987 HD

    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...

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    Cast: Anne Phelan

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  • 2004
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    Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

    Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

    7.6 2004 HD

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

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Ben Browder

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  • 1991
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    Brides of Christ

    Brides of Christ

    7 1991 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Brenda Fricker

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  • 2003
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    Farscape

    Farscape

    7.855 2003 HD

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

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Ben Browder

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  • 2003
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    Farscape

    Farscape

    7.855 2003 HD

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

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Ben Browder

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  • 2003
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    Farscape

    Farscape

    7.855 2003 HD

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

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Ben Browder

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  • 1993
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    E Street

    E Street

    7.2 1993 HD

    An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community...

    Genre: Soap

    Cast: Diane Craig

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  • 1996
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    Police Rescue

    Police Rescue

    6.4 1996 HD

    Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Gary Sweet

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  • 1984
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    Singles

    Singles

    1 1984 HD

    Singles is a 1984 Australian television mini series about Sydney doctor Alison advertises in a singles magazine and meets five different men, the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Elizabeth Alexander

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  • 2002
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    The Lost World

    The Lost World

    7.2 2002 HD

    Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Peter McCauley

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  • 2009
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    All Saints

    All Saints

    6.2 2009 HD

    Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Judith McGrath

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  • 1970
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    Out Of Love

    Out Of Love

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2003
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    Grass Roots

    Grass Roots

    1 2003 HD

    Grass Roots is an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2003. The series is set around...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Geoff Morrell

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