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.
Acted in 48
2020s
- 2026
A Grief Encounter
Adrienne
Wolfram
Pansy
- 2025
- 2024
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
Maggie Diggins (voice)
- 2023
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Bite Club
Anna Morton · 8 episodes
- 2017
Three Summers
Pam
- 2016
Cleverman
Aunty Linda · 12 episodes
Wolf Creek
Bernadette · 2 episodes
Tomorrow When the War Began
Kath · 6 episodes
- 2015
Redfern Now: Promise Me
Lorraine
- 2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Cynthia
- 2013
The Darkside
Pamela
It's a Date
Joanne · 1 episode
- 2012
Mental
Sandra
Mabo
Bonita Mabo
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Bran Nue Dae
Roxanne
- 2008
- 2007
Lucky Miles
Lisa (voice)
- 2006
The Book of Revelation
Julie
Going Bush
TV
- 2002
- 2001
Play School: Nursery Rhymes
Deborah
The Monkey's Mask
Lou
1990s
- 1999
Dear Claudia
Cathy
- 1998
Radiance
Nona
No release date
Directed 1
2000s
- 2009
Wrote 1
2000s
- 2009
Appearances8
2020s
- 2023
Australia's Wild Odyssey
Narrator (voice) · 3 episodes
- 2022
Looking Black
Self
- 2020
The Sound
Self - Co-Host · 1 episode
2000s
- 2009
The Graduate From Sudan
Self - Narrator
- 2006
The Archive Project
Herself
1990s
- 1999
1970s
- 1976
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2002
Australian Rules
Thanks