
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

Offspring
2010

Total Control
2019
as Alex Irving

ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Deborah Walker (voice)

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

It's a Date
2013
as Joanne

Redfern Now
2012
as Lorraine

AACTA Awards
1976
as Self

Tomorrow When the War Began
2016
as Kath

Bite Club
2018
as Anna Morton

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

Scarygirl
2023
as Treedweller (voice)

Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002
as Mavis

Oddball
2015
as Mayor Lake / Narrator

The Sapphires
2012
as Gail

Kangaroo
2025
as Rosie

Paper Planes
2014
as Maureen

The New Boy
2023
as Sister Mum

Wolfram
2026
as Pansy

Runt
2024
as Bernadette Box

Blinky Bill the Movie
2015
as Blinky's Mother (voice)

The Book of Revelation
2006
as Julie

Mental
2012
as Sandra

Bran Nue Dae
2009
as Roxanne

Combat Wombat
2020
as Maggie Diggins (voice)

The Monkey's Mask
2001
as Lou

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
2024
as Maggie Diggins (voice)

Mabo
2012
as Bonita Mabo

A Few Less Men
2017
as Sergeant Simpson

Three Summers
2017
as Pam

Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014
as Cynthia

H Is for Happiness
2021
as Penelope Benson

The Darkside
2013
as Pamela

Radiance
1998
as Nona

Play School: Nursery Rhymes
2001
as Deborah

Redfern Now: Promise Me
2015
as Lorraine

Dear Claudia
1999
as Cathy

Lucky Miles
2007
as Lisa (voice)
Black Chicks Talking
2002
as Herself

Looking Black
2022
as Self

The Archive Project
2006
as Herself

The Graduate From Sudan
2009
as Self - Narrator
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
- Scarygirl (2023) — as Treedweller (voice)
- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) — as Mavis
- Oddball (2015) — as Mayor Lake / Narrator
- The Sapphires (2012) — as Gail
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