Deborah Mailman
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1972-07-14 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
- Also known as
- Deborah Jane Mailman · Deborah Mailmen · 데보라 메일맨 · Дебора Мейлман
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
TV Shows (23)
Rush
2008
as Gabe
Rove
1999
as Self
Jack Irish
2016
as Cynthia
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
2009
as Self - Contestant
The Secret Life of Us
2001
as Kelly Lewis
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Deborah Walker (voice)
Total Control
2019
as Alex Irving
Offspring
2010
Boy Swallows Universe
2024
as Poppy Birkbeck
Mystery Road
2018
as Kerry Thompson
Please Like Me
2013
as Siobhah
Wolf Creek
2016
as Bernadette
Cleverman
2016
as Aunty Linda
Last Days of the Space Age
2024
as Eileen Wilberforce
AACTA Awards
1976
as Self
It's a Date
2013
as Joanne
Redfern Now
2012
as Lorraine
Bite Club
2018
as Anna Morton
Tomorrow When the War Began
2016
as Kath
Little J and Big Cuz
2017
as Big Cuz (voice)
The Sound
2020
as Self - Co-Host
Australia's Wild Odyssey
2023
as Narrator (voice)
Going Bush
2006
Movies (33)
2067
2020
as Regina Jackson
Kangaroo
2025
as Rosie
Oddball
2015
as Mayor Lake / Narrator
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002
as Mavis
Wolfram
2026
as Pansy
The Sapphires
2012
as Gail
Scarygirl
2023
as Treedweller (voice)
Runt
2024
as Bernadette Box
The New Boy
2023
as Sister Mum
Paper Planes
2014
as Maureen
Mental
2012
as Sandra
Blinky Bill the Movie
2015
as Blinky's Mother (voice)
The Book of Revelation
2006
as Julie
Bran Nue Dae
2009
as Roxanne
Three Summers
2017
as Pam
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014
as Cynthia
A Few Less Men
2017
as Sergeant Simpson
Mabo
2012
as Bonita Mabo
The Monkey's Mask
2001
as Lou
Combat Wombat
2020
as Maggie Diggins (voice)
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
2024
as Maggie Diggins (voice)
H Is for Happiness
2021
as Penelope Benson
The Darkside
2013
as Pamela
Redfern Now: Promise Me
2015
as Lorraine
Radiance
1998
as Nona
Play School: Nursery Rhymes
2001
as Deborah
Lucky Miles
2007
as Lisa (voice)
Dear Claudia
1999
as Cathy
Looking Black
2022
as Self
The Graduate From Sudan
2009
as Self - Narrator
Black Chicks Talking
2002
as Herself
The Archive Project
2006
as Herself
The Third Note
1999
as Tina
About Deborah Mailman
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. With 56 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Deborah Mailman has appeared in 33 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Deborah Mailman Movies
- 2067 (2020) — as Regina Jackson
- Kangaroo (2025) — as Rosie
- Oddball (2015) — as Mayor Lake / Narrator
- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) — as Mavis
- Wolfram (2026) — as Pansy
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