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