Deborah Mailman

Acting

Deborah Mailman

Born July 14, 1972Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia57 credits

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

Wolfram

Wolfram

Movie

2026

Kangaroo
6.5

Kangaroo

Movie

2025

Last Days of the Space Age
5.6

Last Days of the Space Age

TV

2024

Runt
6.2

Runt

Movie

2024

ARK: The Animated Series
8.2

ARK: The Animated Series

TV

2024

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
6.3

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

Movie

2024

Filmography

Wolfram
2026Wolframas PansyMovie
Kangaroo
2025Kangarooas RosieMovie
Last Days of the Space Age
2024Last Days of the Space Ageas Eileen WilberforceTV
Runt
2024Runtas Bernadette BoxMovie
ARK: The Animated Series
2024ARK: The Animated Seriesas Deborah Walker (voice)TV
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
2024Combat Wombat: Back 2 Backas Maggie Diggins (voice)Movie
Boy Swallows Universe
2024Boy Swallows Universeas Poppy BirkbeckTV
Scarygirl
2023Scarygirlas Treedweller (voice)Movie
The New Boy
2023The New Boyas Sister MumMovie
Australia's Wild Odyssey
2023Australia's Wild Odysseyas Narrator (voice)TV
Looking Black
2022Looking Blackas SelfMovie
H Is for Happiness
2021H Is for Happinessas Penelope BensonMovie
Combat Wombat
2020Combat Wombatas Maggie Diggins (voice)Movie
2067
20202067as Regina JacksonMovie
The Sound
2020The Soundas Self - Co-HostTV
Total Control
2019Total Controlas Alex IrvingTV
Bite Club
2018Bite Clubas Anna MortonTV
Mystery Road
2018Mystery Roadas Kerry ThompsonTV
Three Summers
2017Three Summersas PamMovie
Little J and Big Cuz
2017Little J and Big Cuzas Big Cuz (voice)TV
A Few Less Men
2017A Few Less Menas Sergeant SimpsonMovie
Cleverman
2016Clevermanas Aunty LindaTV
Wolf Creek
2016Wolf Creekas BernadetteTV
Tomorrow When the War Began
2016Tomorrow When the War Beganas KathTV
Jack Irish
2016Jack Irishas CynthiaTV
Oddball
2015Oddballas Mayor Lake / NarratorMovie
Blinky Bill the Movie
2015Blinky Bill the Movieas Blinky's Mother (voice)Movie
Redfern Now: Promise Me
2015Redfern Now: Promise Meas LorraineMovie
Paper Planes
2014Paper Planesas MaureenMovie
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014Jack Irish: Dead Pointas CynthiaMovie
The Darkside
2013The Darksideas PamelaMovie
It's a Date
2013It's a Dateas JoanneTV
Please Like Me
2013Please Like Meas SiobhahTV
Redfern Now
2012Redfern Nowas LorraineTV
Mental
2012Mentalas SandraMovie
The Sapphires
2012The Sapphiresas GailMovie
Mabo
2012Maboas Bonita MaboMovie
Offspring
2010OffspringTV
The Graduate From Sudan
2009The Graduate From Sudanas Self - NarratorMovie
Bran Nue Dae
2009Bran Nue Daeas RoxanneMovie
Ralph
2009RalphDirectorMovie
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
2009Talkin' 'Bout Your Generationas Self - ContestantTV
Rush
2008Rushas GabeTV
Lucky Miles
2007Lucky Milesas Lisa (voice)Movie
The Book of Revelation
2006The Book of Revelationas JulieMovie
The Archive Project
2006The Archive Projectas HerselfMovie
Going Bush
2006Going BushTV
B
2002Black Chicks Talkingas HerselfMovie
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002Rabbit-Proof Fenceas MavisMovie
Play School: Nursery Rhymes
2001Play School: Nursery Rhymesas DeborahMovie
The Secret Life of Us
2001The Secret Life of Usas Kelly LewisTV
The Monkey's Mask
2001The Monkey's Maskas LouMovie
Rove
1999Roveas SelfTV
T
1999The Third Noteas TinaMovie
Dear Claudia
1999Dear Claudiaas CathyMovie
Radiance
1998Radianceas NonaMovie
AACTA Awards
1976AACTA Awardsas SelfTV