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Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman

Birthday: 1972-07-14 | Place of Birth: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
H Is for Happiness

as    Penelope Benson

2020
Combat Wombat

as    Maggie Diggins (voice)

2020
2067

as    Regina Jackson

2019
Total Control

as    Alex Irving

2018
Bite Club

as    Anna Morton

2017
Three Summers

as    Pam

2017
A Few Less Men

as    Police Officer

2016
Cleverman

as    Aunty Linda

2016
2015
Blinky Bill the Movie

as    Blinky's Mother (voice)

2015
Paper Planes

as    Maureen

2015
Oddball

as    Mayor Lake / Narrator

2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point

as    Cynthia

2013
The Sapphires

as    Gail

2013
The Darkside

as    Pamela

2012
Mabo

as    Bonita Mabo

2011
Bran Nue Dae

as    Roxanne

2007
Lucky Miles

as    Lisa (voice)

2002
Rabbit-Proof Fence

as    Mavis

2001
The Secret Life of Us

as    Kelly Lewis

2001
The Monkey's Mask

as    Lou