Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman

b. 1972 (age 54) Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Actress Director Writer

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

Bran Nue Dae
🎞️
★ 6.2
Bran Nue Dae
2009
Offspring
📺
★ 8.3
Offspring
2010
The Sapphires
🎞️
★ 7.1
The Sapphires
2012
2067
🎞️
★ 4.9
2067
2020

Filmography

🎬
🎞️
A Grief Encounter
2026 Actress
Kangaroo
🎞️
★ 6.6
Kangaroo
2025 Actress
Wolfram
🎞️
★ 6.6
Wolfram
2025 Actress
Runt
🎞️
★ 6.4
Runt
2024 Actress
🎬
🎞️
13th AACTA Awards
2024 Self
The New Boy
🎞️
★ 5.7
The New Boy
2023 Actress
Scarygirl
🎞️
★ 5.3
Scarygirl
2023 Actress
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
🎞️
★ 4.8
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
2023 Actress
Australia's Wild Odyssey
📺
★ 7.9
Australia's Wild Odyssey
2023 Actress
🎬
📺
Our Law
2023 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.6
Looking Black
2022 Self
2067
🎞️
★ 4.9
2067
2020 Actress
Combat Wombat
🎞️
★ 5.1
Combat Wombat
2020 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Combat Wombat: Behind the Scenes (DVD extra)
2020 Actress
Total Control
📺
★ 7.9
Total Control
2019 Actress
Mystery Road
📺
★ 7.5
Mystery Road
2018 Actress
Bite Club
📺
★ 6.6
Bite Club
2018 Actress
A Few Less Men
🎞️
★ 4.8
A Few Less Men
2017 Actress
Three Summers
🎞️
★ 6.3
Three Summers
2017 Actress
Little J & Big Cuz
📺
★ 8.4
Little J & Big Cuz
2017 Actress Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 4.4
Djali
2017 Actress
Cleverman
📺
★ 6.4
Cleverman
2016 Actress
Tomorrow, When the War Began
📺
★ 6.1
Tomorrow, When the War Began
2016 Actress
🎬
📺
FAQ
2016 Self
Oddball
🎞️
★ 6.5
Oddball
2015 Actress
Blinky Bill the Movie
🎞️
★ 5.1
Blinky Bill the Movie
2015 Actress
Redfern Now: Promise Me
🎞️
★ 7.6
Redfern Now: Promise Me
2015 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Bush to Belly
2015 Actress
Paper Planes
🎞️
★ 6.2
Paper Planes
2014 Actress
Jack Irish: Dead Point
🎞️
★ 6.9
Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014 Actress
The Darkside
🎞️
★ 5.8
The Darkside
2013 Actress
🎬
🎞️
2nd AACTA Awards
2013 Self
The Sapphires
🎞️
★ 7.1
The Sapphires
2012 Actress
Redfern Now
📺
★ 7.9
Redfern Now
2012 Actress
Mabo
🎞️
★ 7.0
Mabo
2012 Actress
🎬
📺
The Late Session
2011 Self
Offspring
📺
★ 8.3
Offspring
2010 Actress
🎬
📺
Yarramundi Kids
2010 Self
Bran Nue Dae
🎞️
★ 6.2
Bran Nue Dae
2009 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.6
Ralph
2009 Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
Daniel's 21st
2009 Actress
The Book of Revelation
🎞️
★ 5.3
The Book of Revelation
2006 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The Archive Project
2006 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Aunty Connie
2006 Actress
🎬
📺
Going Bush
2006 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards
2004 Self
Rabbit-Proof Fence
🎞️
★ 7.4
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.0
Black Chicks Talking
2002 Self Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.8
The Secret Life of 'The Secret Life of Us'
2002 Self Actress
The Secret Life of Us
📺
★ 7.7
The Secret Life of Us
2001 Actress
The Secret Life of Us
🎞️
★ 7.9
The Secret Life of Us
2001 Actress
The Third Note
🎞️
★ 7.4
The Third Note
2000 Actress
Dear Claudia
🎞️
★ 5.5
Dear Claudia
1999 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The Fair Go: Winning the 1967 Referendum
1999 Self Actress
Radiance
🎞️
★ 6.6
Radiance
1998 Actress
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