Deborah Mailman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 July 1972 · 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.
Known for
Acting 36
- 2026Repeats
- 2026A Grief Encounter as Adrienne
- 2026Wolfram as Pansy
- 2025Kangaroo as Rosie
- 2024Runt as Bernadette Box
- 2024Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back as Maggie Diggins (voice)
- 2023Scarygirl as Treedweller (voice)
- 2023The New Boy as Sister Mum
- 2022Looking Black as Self
- 2021H Is for Happiness as Penelope Benson
- 2020Combat Wombat as Maggie Diggins (voice)
- 20202067 as Regina Jackson
- 2019Total Control as Alex Irving
- 2017Three Summers as Pam
- 2017A Few Less Men as Sergeant Simpson
- 2015Oddball as Mayor Lake / Narrator
- 2015Blinky Bill the Movie as Blinky's Mother (voice)
- 2015Redfern Now: Promise Me as Lorraine
- 2014Paper Planes as Maureen
- 2014Jack Irish: Dead Point as Cynthia
- 2013The Darkside as Pamela
- 2012Mental as Sandra
- 2012The Sapphires as Gail
- 2012Mabo as Bonita Mabo
- 2009The Graduate From Sudan as Self - Narrator
- 2009Bran Nue Dae as Roxanne
- 2007Lucky Miles as Lisa (voice)
- 2006The Book of Revelation as Julie
- 2006The Archive Project as Herself
- 2002Black Chicks Talking as Herself
- 2002Rabbit-Proof Fence as Mavis
- 2001Play School: Nursery Rhymes as Deborah
- 2001The Monkey's Mask as Lou
- 1999The Third Note as Tina
- 1999Dear Claudia as Cathy
- 1998Radiance as Nona
Writing 1
- 2009Ralph · writer
Directing 1
- 2009Ralph · director
crew 1
- 2002Australian Rules · thanks