Melissa Jaffer

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Melissa Jaffer
Born	(1936-12-01) 1 December 1936 Gladstone, South Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–present

Melissa Jaffer (born 1 December 1936) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles, but has also appeared in many Australian films.

Career

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.

The short film Dear Life is her latest project.

She will be playing a role in the upcoming film Mad Max: Fury Road scheduled for release in 2014.

External links

Melissa Jaffer at the Internet Movie Database
Farscape Weekly, Interview with Melissa Jaffer.

v t e AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (1976–1980)

Melissa Jaffer/Jacki Weaver (1976) Veronica Lang (1977) Angela Punch McGregor (1978) Pat Evison (1979) Jill Perryman (1980)

Complete list (1976–1980) (1981–2000) (2001–2020)

v t e Main cast of Farscape

Ben Browder Claudia Black Gigi Edgley David Franklin Paul Goddard Jonathan Hardy Virginia Hey Raelee Hill Melissa Jaffer Tammy MacIntosh Wayne Pygram Anthony Simcoe Lani Tupu

Category:Farscape

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Persondata
Name	Jaffer, Melissa
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Short description	Australian actor
Date of birth	1 December 1936
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