Deborah Mailman

Deborah Mailman

Born: July 14, 1972
in 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.

Movies for Deborah Mailman...

Runt
Title: Runt
Released: September 19, 2024
Type: Movie
Ten year old Annie Shearer and her stray dog Runt attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family's farm from drought and misery.
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Bluey: The Sign
Title: Bluey: The Sign
Character: Sheepdog 1 (voice)
Released: April 14, 2024
Type: Movie
When the Heeler home goes up for sale, Bluey is not at all happy about the news.
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Title: ARK: The Animated Series
Character: Deborah Walker (voice)
Released: March 21, 2024
Type: TV
In a mysterious primeval land populated by dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, people from throughout human history have been resurrected. When 21st century Australian paleontologist Helena Walker awakes there after tragedy, she must learn to survive and find new allies, or die again at the hands of ruthless warlords, all while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.
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Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
Title: Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
Character: Maggie Diggins (voice)
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: Movie
When the promise of living in a perfect digital world traps the citizens of Sanctuary City online, Combat Wombat and Sweetie must return to save the day and kick some wom-butt!
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Title: Boy Swallows Universe
Character: Poppy Birkbeck
Released: January 11, 2024
Type: TV
A young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane faces the harsh realities of life — and the looming dangers that threaten his family.
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Scarygirl
Title: Scarygirl
Character: Treedweller (voice)
Released: October 5, 2023
Type: Movie
As her world is shrouded in darkness, a young girl must overcome her fears and travel to a mysterious city of light, save her father from a dangerous scientist and prevent the destruction of her planet.
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The New Boy
Title: The New Boy
Character: Sister Mum
Released: July 6, 2023
Type: Movie
In 1940s Australia, a nine year old aboriginal orphan arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun, and his presence disturbs its delicately balanced world.
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Title: Australia's Wild Odyssey
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 24, 2023
Type: TV
Australia's Wild Odyssey follows the flow of water across the Australian continent to uncover the incredible connections that link all creatures on earth: from ants, to eagles to us.
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Looking Black
Title: Looking Black
Character: Self
Released: July 5, 2022
Type: Movie
Looking Black explores the impact of Indigenous storytelling at the ABC, and how it has created deep and honest conversations about the experience of First Nations journalists, storytellers, and presenters.
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H Is for Happiness
Title: H Is for Happiness
Character: Penelope Benson
Released: June 24, 2021
Type: Movie
A twelve-year-old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world is inspired by the strange new boy at school, and sets out to mend her broken family – whatever it takes.
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Combat Wombat
Title: Combat Wombat
Character: Maggie Diggins (voice)
Released: October 15, 2020
Type: Movie
Maggie Diggins, a wombat turned Wonder Woman, unintentionally becomes the city's superhero after she begrudgingly saves a rookie superhero sugar glider from certain doom.
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2067
Title: 2067
Character: Regina Jackson
Released: October 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A lowly utility worker is called to the future by a mysterious radio signal, he must leave his dying wife to embark on a journey that will force him to face his deepest fears in an attempt to change the fabric of reality and save humankind from its greatest environmental crisis yet.
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Title: The Sound
Character: Self - Co-Host
Released: July 19, 2020
Type: TV
Celebrating the movers and shakers of the Australian music scene, showcasing some of the country's best musicians with exclusive live performances and interviews.
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Title: Total Control
Character: Alex Irving
Released: October 13, 2019
Type: TV
A local Indigenous politician is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister after a contentious video goes viral.
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Title: Bluey
Character: Sheepdog 1 (voice)
Released: October 1, 2018
Type: TV
Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
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Title: Bite Club
Character: Anna Morton
Released: August 15, 2018
Type: TV
After surviving a shark attack, homicide detectives Dan Cooper and Zoe Rawlings join forces to hunt the ultimate predator - a serial killer who is also hunting them. Not only are they survivors but also ex-lovers. Exceptional at what they do, together they're a force like no other. Zoe is happy in a new relationship, but after three years away Dan knows Zoe was the one he let go and wants her back. Will Dan and Zoe be able to work together to hunt down the serial killer or will they become the killer's next victims?
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Title: Mystery Road
Character: Kerry Thompson
Released: June 3, 2018
Type: TV
When there is a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station, Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate. Working with local cop Emma James, Jay’s investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
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Three Summers
Title: Three Summers
Character: Pam
Released: November 2, 2017
Type: Movie
Set over three summers at The Westival, a fictional West Australian rural folk festival redoubtable local radio personality ‘Queenie' describes as "Australia in a tent". Two young musicians fall in love against a wider collection of tales dealing with a microcosm of contemporary discussion points, including Indigenous, immigration and refugee issues.
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Title: Little J and Big Cuz
Character: Big Cuz (voice)
Released: April 28, 2017
Type: TV
Little J, he's five and Big Cuz, she's nine. They're a couple of Indigenous Australian kids living with their Nanna and Old Dog.
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A Few Less Men
Title: A Few Less Men
Character: Police Officer
Released: March 9, 2017
Type: Movie
Travel plans for three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos goes horribly wrong.
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Title: Cleverman
Character: Aunty Linda
Released: June 1, 2016
Type: TV
In the near future, creatures from ancient Aboriginal mythology endowed with extraordinary physical traits have emerged and must coexist with humans. Known as 'Hairypeople' they battle for survival in a world that wants to exploit and destroy them. One young man – The Cleverman – struggles with his own power and the responsibility to unite this divided world, but he must first overcome a deep estrangement from his older brother.
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Title: Wolf Creek
Character: Bernadette
Released: May 12, 2016
Type: TV
An anthology series which centers on different characters being targeted by crazed serial killer Mick Taylor in the Australian outback.
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Title: Tomorrow When the War Began
Character: Kath
Released: April 23, 2016
Type: TV
This dramatic adventure series tells the story of a group of teenagers who are separated from their families following an invasion of their country, a conflict they never saw coming.
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Title: Jack Irish
Character: Cynthia
Released: February 11, 2016
Type: TV
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.
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Oddball
Title: Oddball
Character: Mayor Lake / Narrator
Released: September 17, 2015
Type: Movie
An eccentric chicken farmer, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a penguin sanctuary from fox attacks in an attempt to reunite his family and save their seaside town.
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Blinky Bill the Movie
Title: Blinky Bill the Movie
Character: Blinky's Mother (voice)
Released: August 21, 2015
Type: Movie
Blinky Bill is a little koala with a big imagination. An adventurer at heart, he dreams of leaving the little town of Green Patch and following in his missing father’s footsteps. When Blinky discovers a mysterious marker that hints at his Dad’s whereabouts, he embarks on a journey that takes him beyond the boundary of Green Patch and into the wild and dangerous Outback.
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Redfern Now: Promise Me
Title: Redfern Now: Promise Me
Character: Lorraine
Released: April 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.
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Paper Planes
Title: Paper Planes
Character: Maureen
Released: August 10, 2014
Type: Movie
Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.
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Jack Irish: Dead Point
Title: Jack Irish: Dead Point
Character: Cynthia
Released: April 13, 2014
Type: Movie
Jack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book.
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The Darkside
Title: The Darkside
Character: Pamela
Released: November 27, 2013
Type: Movie
Writer and Director Warwick Thornton has assembled a collection of the most poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost stories from around Australia. He will bring them to life with the help of some of Australia's most iconic actors as the storytellers.
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Title: It's a Date
Character: Joanne
Released: August 15, 2013
Type: TV
It's a Date is a comedy series exploring the tension, expectation and complication of finding true love. Each new episode features a different cast tackling a different set of situations and addressing a new question each week. Should you have sex on a first date? Does age matter? How accurate are first impressions? How important is honesty on a first date?
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Title: Please Like Me
Character: Siobhah
Released: February 28, 2013
Type: TV
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend Claire, and his best friend and house mate Tom, Josh must help his mother with her battle with depression and the rest of his family embrace his new found lifestyle.
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Title: Redfern Now
Character: Lorraine
Released: November 1, 2012
Type: TV
Six extraordinary stories one unmissable series. Redfern Now is the first drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.
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Mental
Title: Mental
Character: Sandra
Released: October 4, 2012
Type: Movie
A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls.
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The Sapphires
Title: The Sapphires
Character: Gail
Released: August 8, 2012
Type: Movie
It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.
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Mabo
Title: Mabo
Character: Bonita Mabo
Released: June 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Mabo tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes - Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at age 15, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
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Title: Offspring
Released: August 22, 2010
Type: TV
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.
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Bran Nue Dae
Title: Bran Nue Dae
Character: Roxanne
Released: August 9, 2009
Type: Movie
In the Summer of 1965 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. However his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that ultimately leads him back home.
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Title: Rush
Released: September 2, 2008
Type: TV
They are trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged - Melbourne's answer for a cutting edge trend in policing worldwide. Rush was an Australian television police drama that first screened on Network Ten in September 2008. Set in Melbourne, Victoria, it focuses on the members of a Police Tactical Response team. It is produced by John Edwards and Southern Star. On 10 November 2011, as with Network Ten setting out DVD promotions for the finale of season 4, David Knox of TV Tonight has announced that Rush would not return after 4 years, as the next episode would be its last.
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Lucky Miles
Title: Lucky Miles
Character: Lisa (voice)
Released: July 19, 2007
Type: Movie
It's 1990 and an Indonesian fishing boat abandons Iraqi and Cambodian refugees in a remote part of the Western Australia. Although most are quickly caught by officials, three men with nothing in common but their misfortune and determination to escape arrest, begin an epic journey into the heart of Australia.
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The Archive Project
Title: The Archive Project
Character: Herself
Released: February 16, 2006
Type: Movie
In the context of Australia's cold war a 'hidden history' of Melbourne's Realist film movement (1945-1959) is explored through the first person account of a filmmaker of another generation, speaking to the 'indy-media' movement of the present day.
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Title: Going Bush
Released: February 1, 2006
Type: TV
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Black Chicks Talking
Title: Black Chicks Talking
Character: Herself
Released: August 30, 2002
Type: Movie
Performer and writer Leah Purcell talks with five dynamic Indigenous women - Rosanna Angus, Kathryn Hay, Deborah Mailman, Cilla Malone and Tammy Williams - about what it means to be Aboriginal in Australia today. In a series of individual interviews and at one lively dinner party, the women share their experiences and opinions with extraordinary candour. The result is a passionate and challenging exploration of black identity and a celebration of five very different lives.
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Rabbit-Proof Fence
Title: Rabbit-Proof Fence
Character: Mavis
Released: February 4, 2002
Type: Movie
In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.
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Play School: Nursery Rhymes
Title: Play School: Nursery Rhymes
Character: Deborah
Released: September 3, 2001
Type: Movie
For over 30 years, Play School has been entertaining and teaching thousands of young Australians with its innovative and creative program style. Encouraging participation through a variety of interactive activities, Play School has without a doubt become an integral part of growing up. Presented by well-loved Play School hosts such as Noni Hazlehurst, Justine Clarke, Deborah Mailman and Rhys Muldoon, this special 100-minute DVD is jam-packed with over 30 favourite nursery rhymes, games to play, four segments on things to make and do, and nine animations including "Im a Little Teapot" and "This Little Piggy". Plus, the DVD contains four lovely stories and is also subtitled for the hearing impaired. Considered to be the most successful regular television program for pre-school children in the country, Play School is sure to be adored by a whole new generation of pre-schoolers. If there's a preschooler in your household, this is one DVD you won't want to miss!
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Title: The Secret Life of Us
Character: Kelly Lewis
Released: July 16, 2001
Type: TV
The Secret Life of Us is an Australian television drama series about the lives of 20-30 somethings living in the early 2000s.
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The Monkey's Mask
Title: The Monkey's Mask
Character: Lou
Released: May 10, 2001
Type: Movie
A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.
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Title: Rove
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 1999
Type: TV
Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times.
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Dear Claudia
Title: Dear Claudia
Character: Cathy
Released: February 25, 1999
Type: Movie
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Radiance
Title: Radiance
Character: Nona
Released: August 10, 1998
Type: Movie
After the death of their mother, three estranged sisters return to their childhood home.
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Title: AACTA Awards
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: TV
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards are a continuum of the AFI Awards, which have honoured screen excellence in Australia since 1958. The AACTA Awards recognise film, television and documentary screen craft excellence - including screenwriting, producing and acting, through to cinematography, composition and costume design - across over 40 Awards. As Australia's highest film and television Awards, the AACTA Awards are Australia's equivalent of the Oscars and the BAFTAs. The AACTA Awards are held annually in Sydney in recognition and celebration of Australia's highest achievements in film and television, as judged by the industry itself. AFI | AACTA also recognises screen excellence, regardless of geography, through the AACTA International Awards, held each January in Los Angeles.
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Title: Last Days of the Space Age
Character: Eileen Wilberforce
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Set in 1979 Western Australia, when Perth was at the centre of the world’s headlines, a power strike threatens to plunge the region into darkness, while the city hosts the iconic Miss Universe pageant and the US space station, Skylab, crashes just beyond the city’s suburbs. Against this backdrop of international cultural and political shifts, three families in a tight-knit coastal community find their marriages, friendships, and futures put to the test.