Melissa Jaffer
Melissa Jaffer (born 1 December 1936)[1] is an Australian actress. She is best known for her stage and television roles, but has also appeared in many films.[2]
Melissa Jaffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1936 Gladstone, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955-1960, 1967-2004, 2012-present |
Career
Jaffer started her career in theatre productions in the mid 1950s[3] 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".
Filmography
FILM
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3 to Go | Lady on phone (uncredited) - Segment "Toula" | Feature film |
| 1970 | Toula | Lady on phone (uncredited) | Film short |
| 1973 | Gretel | Role unknown | Film short |
| 1974 | Between Wars | Matron | Feature film |
| 1974 | The Cars That Ate Paris | Beth | Feature film |
| 1975 | Ride a Wild Pony | Mrs. Pirie | Feature film |
| 1976 | Caddie | Leslie | Feature film |
| 1978 | Weekend of Shadows | Vi | Feature film |
| 1982 | Starstruck | Mrs. Booth | Feature film |
| 1983 | Molly | Aunt Jenny | Feature film |
| 1983 | Kindred | Shirley | Film short |
| 1984 | The Coolangatta Gold | Ballet Teacher | Feature film |
| 1989 | The Delinquents | Aunt Westbury | Feature film |
| 1992 | El Besodel Sueno | Role unknown | Feature film, SPAIN |
| 1993 | You and Me and Uncle Bob | Sylvie | Feature film |
| 1999 | Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien | Granny Marshall | Feature film |
| 1999 | Komodo | Patrick's Grandmother | Feature film, US/AUSTRALIA |
| 2000 | My Mother Frank | Sister Sebastian | Feature film |
| 2000 | Cheek To Cheek | Beryl | Film short |
| 2012 | Dear Life | Barbara Larkin | Film short |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | Keeper of the Seeds | Feature film |
| 2019 | Strangers | Lillian | Film short |
| 2022 | Three Thousand Years of Longing | Clementine | Feature film |
TELEVISION
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Barry Humphries Revues | Role unknown | TV series |
| 1959 | Trip-Tease And High C's | Herself | TV special |
| 1960 | You Too Can Have A Body | Role unknown | Teleplay |
| 1961 | Consider Your Verdict | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1967 | Bellbird | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1968;1969 | Homicide | Recurring Guest role: Lorna Stacy | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1970 | A Summer Storm | Role unknown | Teleplay |
| 1970 | Beauty and the Beast | Herself - Regular | TV series |
| 1973 | How Could You Believe Me? | role unknown | Teleplay |
| 1973 | The Taming Of The Shrew | Widow | Teleplay |
| 1973 | Division 4 | Guest role: June Ross | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Matlock Police | Guest role: Linda Davis | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Out Of Love | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode 2: "I Don't Want To Know" |
| 1974 | Silent Number | Guest role: Thelma | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Essington | Role unknown | TV film |
| 1975 | Behind the Legend | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode 10 "Christopher Brennan" |
| 1975 | The Seven Ages of Man | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode 2: "The Schoolboy" |
| 1975 | Certain Women | Guest role | ABC TV series |
| 1975 | Ben Hall | Recurring role: Mrs. Daley | ABC TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1975 | Games For Parents And Other Children | Role unknown | Teleplay |
| 1975 | The Tichborne Affair | Role unknown | TV film |
| 1976 | The Outsiders | Guest role: Betty Kurts | ABC TV series GERMANY/AUSTRALIA, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Stories From Around The World | Guest role: Mrs. Hoddel | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Do I Have to Kill My Child? | Mrs. Hammond | TV film |
| 1979 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Angus' Wife | TV series US, 2 episodes |
| 1980 | The Nargun and the Stars | Recurring role: Cousin Edie | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Cop Shop | Guest role | TV series |
| 1983 | Learned Friends | Recurring role | ABC TV series |
| 1983-1984 | Kings | Regular role: Rosie King | TV series, 19 episodes |
| 1984 | Five Mile Creek | Guest role: Mrs. O'Bannion | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Singles | Recurring role: Gloria | ABC TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1984;1986;1991 | A Country Practice | Guest role: Barbara Kennedy | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1985;1994 | Mother And Son | Recurring Guest role: Lorna | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe | Lead role: Thelma O'Keefe | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1986;1991 | A Country Practice | Guest role: Agatha Muldoon | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Land of Hope | Recurring role: Old Nesta Quinn | TV miniseries |
| 1986 | Studio 86 | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode 5: "What We Did In The Past" |
| 1987 | The Harp in the South | Recurring role: Miss Sheily | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | The Butcher's Son | Role unknown | TV film |
| 1987 | Poor Man's Orange | Recurring role: Miss Sheily | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Willing and Abel | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Swap Shop | Regular role: Mimi | ABC TV series |
| 1989 | E Street | Recurring role: Queenie | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1990;1996 | G.P. | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | A Country Practice | Guest role: Anthea Garrick | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Recurring role: Sister Attracta | ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Good Vibrations | Recurring role: Annie | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | The Distant Home | Mrs. Webster | TV film |
| 1994 | Mother And Son | Recurring Guest role: Lorna | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Heartland | Guest role: Meredith Lovell | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | On The Dead Side | Role unknown | TV film |
| 1995 | Police Rescue | Guest role: Gwen | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | The New Adventures of Flipper | Guest role: Shopkeeper | TV series US/AUSTRALIA, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Monday To Friday | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | G.P. | Recurring role: Dr. Maureen Riordan | ABC TV series, 18 episodes |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Guest role: Lily Bateman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Fallen Angels | Guest role: Marion | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999-2000 | All Saints | Recurring role: Eileen Sullivan | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2000 | Grass Roots | Recurring role: Fran Smith | ABC TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2000-2003 | Farscape | Recurring Guest roles: Utu-Noranti Pralatong / Dominar Rygel XVI / Female Pilot / Nilaam | TV series US/AUSTRALIA, 24 episodes |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Guest role: Crazy Old Woman | TV series NZ/CANADA/AUSTRALIA, 1 episode |
| 2001 | People Who Still Use Milk Bottles | Herself - Narrator | Film documentary |
| 2001 | The Farm | Recurring role: Helen Cooper | ABC TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Head Start | Regular role: Amanda Villiers | ABC TV series, 9 episodes |
| 2003 | BlackJack | Recurring role: Helen Kirsten | TV film series, 1 episode "Murder Archive" |
| 2003 | Snobs | Regular role: Gwen | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | Recurring role: Utu-Noranti Pralatong | TV miniseries US/AUSTRALIA, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Packed To The Rafters | Guest role: Mrs. Montague | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Glitch | Recurring role: Adeline Fitzgerald | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | True Story With Hamish And Andy | Guest role: Mrs. Rose | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021 | The Newsreader | Guest role: Ruth | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
References
- "Jaffer, Melissa 1936". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- "Thematising the Global: Recent Australian Film". Post Script (Academic Journal).
- "Melissa Jaffer". AusStage.
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