Melissa Jaffer
Nascimento : 1936-12-01, Gladstone, Queensland, Austrailia
História
Melissa Jaffer 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.
Clementine
Uma estudiosa solitária viaja para Istambul e descobre um Djinn que lhe oferece três desejos em troca de sua liberdade.
When aged-care facility workers find two residents in bed together, familial tensions rise.
Keeper of the Seeds
Em um mundo apocalíptico, Max Rockatansky acredita que a melhor forma de sobreviver é não depender de ninguém. Porém, após ser capturado pelo tirano Immortan Joe e seus rebeldes, Max se vê no meio de uma guerra mortal, iniciada pela imperatriz Furiosa que tenta salvar um grupo de garotas. Também tentando fugir, Max aceita ajudar Furiosa. Dessa vez, o tirano Joe está ainda mais implacável pois teve algo insubstituível roubado.
Helen Kirsten
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.
Sister Sebastian
When a meddlesome mother enrolls in university with her son, old and new worlds collide with awesome consequences.
Helen Cooper
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.
Patrick's Grandmother
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 have grown up and taken over the island for themselves. Young Patrick has lost his parents and his dog to the lizards, but didn't see them himself, which has left him traumatized. Now, with his therapist Victoria, they return to confront his fears.
Granny Marshall
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 outer space.
Mrs. Webster
Government authorities incarcerate a girl whose extraterrestrial origin is discovered after an accident with a car.
Sylvie
Two children who play cupid to an unlikely older couple: a chorus girl and an unemployed butcher.
Aunt Westbury
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 relationship and try to separate them.
Ballet Teacher
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 burdened by his father's desire for glory, and must win The Coolangatta Gold Tri-Aquathon, It is the greatest endurance test of them all: a marathon involving a 20 kilometer beach run, 6 kilometer swim and a 17 kilometer surf ski from Surfers Paradise along the golden arc of beach to Coolangatta and back to the start. The Coolangatta Gold is a story of human endeavor and endurance against overwhelming odds.
Aunt Jenny
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 dog which has a unique ability to sing in tune.
Mrs. Booth
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
Vi
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.
Mrs. Hammond
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 third child, she sends desperate cries for help. But her mother, husband, neighbour and clinic sister do not recognise the seriousness of the situation until the baby ends up in hospital with a fractured skull. A heart-wrenching film that illustrates the experiences of many women who suffer from post-natal depression.
Leslie
Life's tough enough for a woman alone, but with two kids and the depression... it's a bugger! - but not for... CADDIE.
Mrs. Pirie
O pequeno Scott é dono de um pônei que lhe foi dado de presente e vive feliz passeando pela fazenda onde mora. De repente, o animal desaparece das vistas do garoto, e um pônei semelhante é visto com a menina Josie. Uma corte judicial é formada para julgar a quem pertence o adorável animal.
Beth
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 the guest of the mayor, who hopes he will become a permanent member of the Paris population. Arthur soon realizes the quaint hamlet has a sinister secret: they orchestrate car accidents and rob the victims. Survivors are brought to the local hospital, lobotomized, and used for a local doctor's experiments.
