Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman

Born 1972-07-14 (age 53) Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
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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.

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Known For

The New Boy
The New Boy

2023

as Sister Mum

2067
2067

2020

as Regina Jackson

Scarygirl
Scarygirl

2023

as Treedweller (voice)

Kangaroo
Kangaroo

2025

as Rosie

Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002

as Mavis

The Sapphires
The Sapphires

2012

as Gail

Paper Planes
Paper Planes

2014

as Maureen

The Book of Revelation
Blinky Bill the Movie
Blinky Bill the Movie

2015

as Blinky's Mother (voice)

Oddball
Oddball

2015

as Mayor Lake / Narrator

A Few Less Men
A Few Less Men

2017

as Sergeant Simpson

Mental
Mental

2012

as Sandra

Runt
Runt

2024

as Bernadette Box

Combat Wombat
Combat Wombat

2020

as Maggie Diggins (voice)

Wolfram
Wolfram

2026

as Pansy

The Monkey's Mask
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

2024

as Maggie Diggins (voice)

Mabo
Mabo

2012

as Bonita Mabo

H Is for Happiness
H Is for Happiness

2021

as Penelope Benson

Redfern Now: Promise Me
Redfern Now: Promise Me

2015

as Lorraine