Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1972-07-14 (53 years)
- Place of BirthMount Isa, Queensland, Australia
- Also Known AsDeborah Jane MailmanDeborah Mailmen데보라 메일맨Дебора Мейлман
Deborah Mailman
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.
Acting Career
- 2025
Kangaroo
As: Rosie
- 2024
Last Days of the Space Age
As: Eileen Wilberforce
- 2024
Runt
As: Bernadette Box
- 2024
ARK: The Animated Series
As: Deborah Walker (voice)
- 2024
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
As: Maggie Diggins (voice)
- 2024
Boy Swallows Universe
As: Poppy Birkbeck
- 2023
Scarygirl
As: Treedweller (voice)
- 2023
The New Boy
As: Sister Mum
2023Australia's Wild Odyssey
As: Narrator (voice)
2021H Is for Happiness
As: Penelope Benson
2020Combat Wombat
As: Maggie Diggins (voice)
- 2020
2067
As: Regina Jackson
2019Total Control
As: Alex Irving
2019Total Control
As: Alex Irving
2018Bite Club
As: Anna Morton
2018Mystery Road
As: Kerry Thompson
2017Three Summers
As: Pam
2017Little J and Big Cuz
As: Big Cuz (voice)
2017A Few Less Men
As: Sergeant Simpson
2016Cleverman
As: Aunty Linda
2016Wolf Creek
As: Bernadette
2016Tomorrow When the War Began
As: Kath
2016Jack Irish
As: Cynthia
- 2015
Oddball
As: Mayor Lake / Narrator
2015Blinky Bill the Movie
As: Blinky's Mother (voice)
2015Redfern Now: Promise Me
As: Lorraine
- 2014
Paper Planes
As: Maureen
2014Jack Irish: Dead Point
As: Cynthia
2013The Darkside
As: Pamela
2013It's a Date
As: Joanne
2013Please Like Me
As: Siobhah
2012Redfern Now
As: Lorraine
2012Mental
As: Sandra
- 2012
The Sapphires
As: Gail
2012Mabo
As: Bonita Mabo
2009Bran Nue Dae
As: Roxanne
2008Rush
As: Gabe
2007Lucky Miles
As: Lisa (voice)
2006The Book of Revelation
As: Julie
- 2002
Rabbit-Proof Fence
As: Mavis
2001Play School: Nursery Rhymes
As: Deborah
2001The Secret Life of Us
As: Kelly Lewis
2001The Monkey's Mask
As: Lou
1999Dear Claudia
As: Cathy
1998Radiance
As: Nona