Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman

Acting

Born:
1972-07-14
Place of birth:
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Deborah Jane Mailman, AM (born 14 July 1972) is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actress, and singer. She was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and has gone on to win four more both in television and film. The awards are now known as the AACTA Awards.

Known For

Filmography

A Grief Encounter

A Grief Encounter

7.02026Adrienne
Movie
Wolfram

Wolfram

5.02026Pansy
Movie
Kangaroo

Kangaroo

6.82025Rosie
Movie
Last Days of the Space Age

Last Days of the Space Age

5.52024Eileen Wilberforce
TV
Runt

Runt

6.22024Bernadette Box
Movie
ARK: The Animated Series

ARK: The Animated Series

7.82024Deborah Walker (voice)
TV
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

6.32024Maggie Diggins (voice)
Movie
Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe

7.32024Poppy Birkbeck
TV
Scarygirl

Scarygirl

6.92023Treedweller (voice)
Movie
The New Boy

The New Boy

6.02023Sister Mum
Movie
Australia's Wild Odyssey

Australia's Wild Odyssey

7.02023Narrator (voice)
TV
Looking Black

Looking Black

2022Self
Movie
H Is for Happiness

H Is for Happiness

6.52021Penelope Benson
Movie
Combat Wombat

Combat Wombat

6.62020Maggie Diggins (voice)
Movie
2067

2067

5.52020Regina Jackson
Movie
The Sound

The Sound

2020Self - Co-Host
TV
Total Control

Total Control

5.82019Alex Irving
TV
Bite Club

Bite Club

5.72018Anna Morton
TV
Mystery Road

Mystery Road

6.92018Kerry Thompson
TV
Three Summers

Three Summers

5.32017Pam
Movie
Little J & Big Cuz

Little J & Big Cuz

2017Big Cuz (voice)
TV
A Few Less Men

A Few Less Men

5.42017Sergeant Simpson
Movie
Cleverman

Cleverman

5.82016Aunty Linda
TV
Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek

6.92016Bernadette
TV
Tomorrow When the War Began

Tomorrow When the War Began

6.52016Kath
TV
Jack Irish

Jack Irish

6.52016Cynthia
TV
Oddball

Oddball

6.92015Mayor Lake / Narrator
Movie
Blinky Bill the Movie

Blinky Bill the Movie

5.42015Blinky's Mother (voice)
Movie
Redfern Now: Promise Me

Redfern Now: Promise Me

8.02015Lorraine
Movie
Paper Planes

Paper Planes

6.02014Maureen
Movie
Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish: Dead Point

6.62014Cynthia
Movie
The Darkside

The Darkside

9.02013Pamela
Movie
It's a Date

It's a Date

6.32013Joanne
TV
Please Like Me

Please Like Me

7.72013Siobhah
TV
Redfern Now

Redfern Now

8.02012Lorraine
TV
Mental

Mental

5.62012Sandra
Movie
The Sapphires

The Sapphires

6.82012Gail
Movie
Mabo

Mabo

7.12012Bonita Mabo
Movie
Offspring

Offspring

6.92010
TV
The Graduate From Sudan

The Graduate From Sudan

2009Self - Narrator
Movie
Bran Nue Dae

Bran Nue Dae

5.32009Roxanne
Movie
Ralph

Ralph

2009Director
Movie
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

3.32009Self - Contestant
TV
Rush

Rush

7.42008Gabe
TV
Lucky Miles

Lucky Miles

6.02007Lisa (voice)
Movie
The Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation

5.22006Julie
Movie
The Archive Project

The Archive Project

2006Herself
Movie
Going Bush

Going Bush

2006
TV
Black Chicks Talking

Black Chicks Talking

7.02002Herself
Movie
Australian Rules

Australian Rules

5.82002Thanks
Movie
Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence

7.02002Mavis
Movie
Play School: Nursery Rhymes

Play School: Nursery Rhymes

2001Deborah
Movie
The Secret Life of Us

The Secret Life of Us

5.92001Kelly Lewis
TV
The Monkey's Mask

The Monkey's Mask

4.42001Lou
Movie
Rove

Rove

7.51999Self
TV
The Third Note

The Third Note

7.01999Tina
Movie
Dear Claudia

Dear Claudia

5.41999Cathy
Movie
Radiance

Radiance

5.91998Nona
Movie
AACTA Awards

AACTA Awards

1976Self
TV
Repeats

Repeats

Movie