Deborah Mailman
Born
July 14, 1972 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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.
Kangaroo
Rosie
2025
Last Days of the Space Age
Eileen Wilberforce · (8 episodes)
2024
Runt
Bernadette Box
2024
ARK: The Animated Series
Deborah Walker (voice) · (6 episodes)
2024
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
Maggie Diggins (voice)
2024
Boy Swallows Universe
Poppy Birkbeck · (3 episodes)
2024
Scarygirl
Treedweller (voice)
2023
The New Boy
Sister Mum
2023
Australia's Wild Odyssey
Narrator (voice) · (3 episodes)
2023
Looking Black
Self
2022
H Is for Happiness
Penelope Benson
2021
Combat Wombat
Maggie Diggins (voice)
2020
2067
Regina Jackson
2020
The Sound
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
2020
Total Control
Alex Irving
2019
Total Control
Alex Irving · (18 episodes)
2019
Bite Club
Anna Morton · (8 episodes)
2018
Mystery Road
Kerry Thompson · (6 episodes)
2018
Three Summers
Pam
2017
Little J and Big Cuz
Big Cuz (voice) · (40 episodes)
2017
A Few Less Men
Sergeant Simpson
2017
Cleverman
Aunty Linda · (12 episodes)
2016
Wolf Creek
Bernadette · (2 episodes)
2016
Tomorrow When the War Began
Kath · (6 episodes)
2016
Jack Irish
Cynthia · (7 episodes)
2016
Oddball
Mayor Lake / Narrator
2015
Blinky Bill the Movie
Blinky's Mother (voice)
2015
Redfern Now: Promise Me
Lorraine
2015
Paper Planes
Maureen
2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Cynthia
2014
The Darkside
Pamela
2013
It's a Date
Joanne · (1 episode)
2013
Please Like Me
Siobhah · (1 episode)
2013
Redfern Now
Lorraine · (2 episodes)
2012
Mental
Sandra
2012
The Sapphires
Gail
2012
Mabo
Bonita Mabo
2012
Offspring
(52 episodes)
2010
The Graduate From Sudan
Self - Narrator
2009
Bran Nue Dae
Roxanne
2009
Rush
Gabe · (1 episode)
2008
Lucky Miles
Lisa (voice)
2007
The Book of Revelation
Julie
2006
The Archive Project
Herself
2006
Going Bush
(4 episodes)
2006
Black Chicks Talking
Herself
2002
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Mavis
2002
Play School: Nursery Rhymes
Deborah
2001
The Secret Life of Us
Kelly Lewis · (86 episodes)
2001
The Monkey's Mask
Lou
2001
Rove
Self · (1 episode)
1999
The Third Note
Tina
1999
Dear Claudia
Cathy
1999
Radiance
Nona
1998
Wolfram: A Sequel to Sweet Country
AACTA Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1976