Born 1972 (age 53) · Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Appears in 58 titles

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.

Filmography

2067
5.4
2067
2020
as Regina Jackson
Rabbit-Proof Fence
7.0
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002
as Mavis
The Sapphires
6.8
The Sapphires
2012
as Gail
Paper Planes
6.0
Paper Planes
2014
as Maureen
Oddball
6.9
Oddball
2015
as Mayor Lake / Narrator
Mental
5.6
Mental
2012
as Sandra
A Few Less Men
5.5
A Few Less Men
2017
as Sergeant Simpson
Scarygirl
6.9
Scarygirl
2023
as Treedweller (voice)
Blinky Bill the Movie
5.6
Blinky Bill the Movie
2015
as Blinky's Mother (voice)
The Monkey's Mask
4.4
The Monkey's Mask
2001
as Lou
Jack Irish: Dead Point
6.7
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014
as Cynthia
Bran Nue Dae
5.4
Bran Nue Dae
2009
as Roxanne
Combat Wombat
6.6
Combat Wombat
2020
as Maggie Diggins (voice)
The Book of Revelation
5.2
The Book of Revelation
2006
as Julie
The New Boy
5.8
The New Boy
2023
as Sister Mum
Kangaroo
6.5
Kangaroo
2025
as Rosie
Three Summers
5.1
Three Summers
2017
as Pam
H Is for Happiness
6.4
H Is for Happiness
2021
as Penelope Benson
Runt
6.2
Runt
2024
as Bernadette Box
Lucky Miles
6.0
Lucky Miles
2007
as Lisa (voice)